PRE-CONFEDERATION LINKS
FINAL EXAM RESOURCE
ON THIS DAY
FIRST NATIONS HISTORY
a) GENERAL
CANADA'S
FIRST NATIONS: A tutorial from the University of Calgary.
STORYTELLING: THE ART OF KNOWLEDGE -- A comparative exhibit from the Museum of Canadian Civilization.
ABORIGINAL CANADA PORTAL -- A partnership between the Canadian
government and various native organizations.
FIRST NATIONS: ISSUES OF CONSEQUENCE -- A North American gateway focusing upon contemporary issues within an historical context.
b) PARTICULAR TRIBES AND REGIONS
: An exhibition from the Museum of Canadian Civilization that
focuses upon 500 generations of aboriginal fishing in Atlantic Canada.
BEOTHUKS: A short summary by Dr. Ralph Pastore of Memorial University.
BEOTHUK HISTORY: A short summary.
MICMAC HISTORY: A concise text-based overview.
MI'KMAQ
PORTRAITS COLLECTION: Nova Scotia Museum's database of portraits
and illustrations in various media.
MICMAC LITERATURE: A sample of Micmac folklore.
INNU NATION LITERATURE: A sample of Innu folklore.
: A site devoted to the history and culture of the Eastern
Woodlands Indian Peoples.
ALGONQUIN HISTORY: A concise text-based overview.
HURON HISTORY: A concise text-based overview.
SEVEN GENERATIONS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL: A history of aboriginal culture and civilization in the Ottawa-Carleton region.
: Archaeology of the Ottawa Valley.
HOMES OF THE PAST:
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AN IROQUOIAN LONGHOUSE
IROQUOIS HISTORY: A text-based site that focuses upon the post-Contact era.
OTTAWA HISTORY: A text-based site that provides a short introduction.
NIPISSING HISTORY: A text-based site that offers a brief overview.
SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO: The First 11,000 Years.
: The long view of Manitoba history from that province's
archaeological society.
: An exhibit about Plains Culture from the Museum of Canadian
Civilization.
PROVINCIAL MUSEUM OF ALBERTA: An exhibit about the province's
pre-history.
: An archaeological study of the Tsimshian of the north coast
of British Columbia.
: The history of the Haida of the Queen Charlotte
Islands by Dr. George MacDonald and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
CHIEF'S RATTLE: The Haida story of the Chief's Rattle -- part of a
web-site on World Myths and Legends from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
GRAND HALL OF THE MUSEUM OF CANADIAN CIVILIZATION : A museum exhibit that focuses upon the cultures of the Northwest Coast.
: A web-site from Pat Kramer examining the myth and magic of
totem poles.
: A history and explanation of the potlatch from the U'Mista
Cultural Centre.
GIFTING AND FEASTING IN THE NORTHWEST COAST POTLATCH: A virtual exhibit
from Harvard's Peabody Museum.
: An exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
:
LOST VISIONS, FORGOTTEN DREAMS -- LIFE AND ART OF AN ANCIENT ARCTIC PEOPLE
: An exhibit that features stone carvings from the Canadian Museum of
Civilization.
PLACES OF POWER: OBJECTS OF VENERATION IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC : A historically-rooted exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
: A Canadian Museum of Civilization site about the
early history of the Northwest Territories.
c) THEMES
: Clothing traditions of the Copper and Caribou Inuit;
NLaka'pamux of the British Columbia Interior; and the Dene of the Northwest
Territories. An exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
LIVING TRADITIONS: Museums honour the North American Indigenous Games
STONES UNTURNED: An exhibit of different native group's historical clothing, toys, and musical instruments.
EARLY NATIVE-EUROPEAN INTERACTION
STRANGERS, PARTNERS, NEIGHBOURS?: The Helluland Project and
evidence of early Norse-Native relations.
EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
PATHFINDERS AND PASSAGEWAYS: A comprehensive site on exploration from
the National Library of Canada.
: Highlights the activities of several explorers who sailed
the Northwest Passage.
EXPEDITION THROUGH THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE: A contemporary
photo-essay that illustrates the hardships that faced early Arctic explorers.
JOURNEYS OF
SAMUEL HEARNE (1768-1772)
NEW FRANCE
: An exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
: The National Archives of Canada tells the story of
the settlement of the colony.
FORT FRONTENAC: The history of the French fort, founded in 1673,
that was the future site of Kingston, Ontario.
: A photo exhibit that ranges in chronology from New France
to the Canadas.
STRUGGLE FOR EMPIRE
ACADIANS
DEPORTATION OF THE ACADIANS (1755-1762)
EARLY MARITIMES
LOUISBURG
INSTITUTE: The official research site for the Fortress of Louisburg.
: A virtual exhibit from the Louisburg Institute.
REVOLUTIONARY ERA
REMEMBERING
BLACK LOYALISTS: A virtual exhibit from the Nova Scotia Museum
WAR OF 1812
THE CANADAS
VISUAL
DIARY OF ELIZABETH SIMCOE: A Journey Through Upper and Lower Canada.
The diary and artwork of Elizabeth Simcoe, who traveled through the Canadas in
the early 1790s.
THE
ILLUSTRATING TRAVELER: ADVENTURE AND ILLUSTRATION IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN, 1760-1895: A comparative study of travel journals in the
Canadas, the United States and Mexico -- derived from a Yale museum exhibit.
: A National Library and Archives of Canada site that
includes the manuscripts and historical background about the inland adventures
of these two sisters and English immigrants.
: The framing of the 1837-38 rebellions as a prelude to
Confederation.
: A virtual exhibit from the National Archives of
Canada.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD YEARS: Canada In An International Arena.
BENJAMIN DREW: TESTIMONY OF THE CANADIAN FUGITIVES : A primary document from around 1850 that offers the stories of six fugitive slaves who reached Canada.
UPPER
CANADA VILLAGE: A living history museum in Morrisburg, Ontario that
portrays life in the mid-nineteenth century.
ALL
ABOARD TORONTO: A history of the city from the Toronto Public Library.
: A web-site that accompanies a three-hour CTV
documentary outlining the history of Canada's largest city.
MARITIMES TO CONFEDERATION
: Early photographs (1857-59) from Paul-Emile Miot.
EARLY NORTH
FRANKLIN
TRAIL: An archaeology web-site devoted to the history, culture,
geography, and environment of the Canadian Arctic.
GEORGE
BACK: The sketches, drawings, and
writings of an explorer who charted the Arctic region between 1818 and 1837.
PRE-CONFEDERATION WEST
: Contemporary artists who use the careful study of the
past as preparation for their paintings of historical scenes.
: A site which focuses on the post-Confederation
settlement of the Prairies but also includes pre-Confederation background.
BRITISH COLUMBIA HISTORY
THE AMAZING TIME MACHINE: A B.C. Archives site designed for children but
well worth visiting.
: The early history of the Hudson's Bay post at Victoria.
: Artist William Hind's record of his journey across the
Prairies to the gold fields of the Fraser and the Cariboo in 1862.
MARITIME MUSEUM OF B.C.: Includes extensive information
on the exploration of the Northwest Coast.
: The B.C. Provincial Museum in Victoria.
CONFEDERATION
: A National Library website that outlines the history of
Confederation and its aftermath.
: An in-depth historical site coordinated with a role-playing
exercise.
NOVA SCOTIAN SEPARATISM: A brief description of Joseph
Howe's strong opposition to the Confederation.
ART AND IMAGES
CORNELIUS
KRIEGHOFF (1815-1872): The famous painter who specialized in scenes of
early Quebec life.
: A site devoted to the Western painter that is coordinated
with a documentary film.
PAUL KANE: A SKETCHBOOK : An introduction to the life and travels of the nineteenth-century painter.
: A data-base of historical images from the National
Library of Canada.
NATIONAL
ARCHIVES OF CANADA PHOTO DATABASE: This provides access to some 10,000
digitized images on-line as well as hundreds of thousands of descriptions of
photographs.
: A searchable data-base of more than 500 engravings
from the National Library of Canada.
MISCELLANEOUS
: An exhibit that offers a retrospective look at Herstory:
The Canadian Women's Calendar from 1974 to 1995.
:
VIRTUAL
STOREHOUSE OF THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION:
A sampling of historical artifacts in the museum's collections.
: A virtual exhibit from the National Library of Canada.
: Capsule biographies of a number of prominent Canadian women from
Encyclopedia.com.
GENERAL WEB-SITES
THE MUSEUM OF CANADIAN CIVILIZATION: The home page for this
national treasure.
CANADA
HALL: An overview of early Canadian history as presented at the Canadian
Museum of Civilization.
: Images, information, and quizzes about Canadian history. Typically
available only through a library.
CANADIAN HISTORY ON THE WEB: A gateway maintained by Dr. Susan Neylan at Wilfred Laurier University.
CANADA: A PEOPLE'S HISTORY -- The web-site that accompanies the CBC
series.
: A site coordinated by Carleton University.
: A wide array of internet exhibits.
: The home page for the Canadian Museum of
Civilization.
: Designed as a comprehensive introduction to Canadian
history, this site is still in the process of construction.
CANADIAN SOCIAL STUDIES SUPER SITE: A site maintained by Dr. Joe Kirman at the University of Alberta.
: History resources from the National Library of
Canada.
: The latest news in Canadian History.
HISTORICAL ATLAS OF CANADA PROJECT: A web-site designed to supplement the multi-volume series from the University of Toronto.
: Canadian sources from a larger web-site of historical
links.
LIVING MEMORY:
A major exhibit from the National Archives of Canada.
KEYS TO HISTORY: A series of virtual exhibits from a Montreal-based
museum.
MUSEE DE LA CIVILISATION: The web-site for the Quebec City-based museum.
: A comparative study of Canadian, American, and Mexican
portrayals of the natural environment.
: Recommended American and Canadian links from the St.
Francis Xavier History Department.
: Digital collections from the University of Toronto Library.
:
UNIVERSITY
OF WATERLOO HISTORY DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED LINKS
: The Canadian Ministry web-site.
WWW-VL
HISTORY: CANADIAN HISTORY -- A gateway to an extensive series of links.
TEACHER RESOURCES
CANADA IN
THE MAKING: A resource that draws heavily upon the Early Canadiana
Online collection of primary historical documents.
: Lessons plans, resources, and articles for teachers of
Canadian history.
TEACHING CANADA RESOURCES: A small series of links from the University of Maine.
TEACHER'S WEB-SITES
DR. BARRY MOODY'S HISTORY 2343 COURSE AT ACADIA (Maritime Provinces to
1867)
ROBIN MATTHEWS HOMEPAGE: A professor of Canadian Studies at SFU and Carleton.
: A resource designed for Canadian teachers.
LESSON PLANS
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
: An important source for early documents.
CANADIAN ARCHIVAL RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET: A gateway to primary archival documents maintained by Cheryl Avery at the University of Saskatchewan Archives and Steve Billinton at the Archives of Ontario.
: Original stories and illustrations from a popular
nineteenth-century publication, 1869-1883.
POSSIBLE ORIGINS TEXTBOOK COMPANION WEB-SITE
ORIGINS: A site scheduled to have chapter notes, exam questions, lecture notes and
extra materials for the Origins text. Although this site is designed to be
coordinated with a forthcoming new edition of the textbook, it will be a valuable resource for all students if it is
ready before the completion of History 111.
