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Tourism Saskatchewan
- This site has a lot of useful
information for teachers and students who are researching
Saskatchewan. There is also a Kids
Corner page that has some colouring sheets.- Northern
Saskatchewan Heritage Site:
Features information on all aspects of living in the
north - including links to several northern communities.
- A
List of Songs: Made by students throughout Northern
Saskatchewan with Don Freed - you can listen to the
songs and write your own about Saskatchewan as well.
- Saskatchewan
Heritage Online: An interactive web site exploring
the fascinating world of Saskatchewan archaeology.
- Virtual
Saskatchewan: An online magazine about Saskatchewan.
- Saskatchewan
Indian Cultural Centre: Our Elders - This site is
home to numerous interviews with elders regarding their
life experiences.
- Saskatchewan
First Nations Heritage Site - The Saskatchewan First
Nations Heritage Site is designed to serve as a resource
for compiling and sharing information related to the
language, culture, arts, history, and current affairs
of the Dene, Woodland Cree, Swampy Cree, Plains Cree,
Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota. It has been established
to assist First Nations people, educators, students,
government agencies, and the general public in gaining
access to information pertaining to Saskatchewan First
Nations.
- First
Nations Bands of Saskatchewan
- A great site for any study involving treaties
- Digital
Saskatchewan - An online photo gallery of Saskatchewan
images.
- The
Virtual Keeping House: First Nations Gallery - View
artifacts online
- Western
Development Museum: The Saskatchewan Western Development
Museum (WDM) is the museum of social and economic history
for the Province of Saskatchewan. It is a network of
four exhibit branches in the cities of Moose Jaw, North
Battleford, Saskatoon and Yorkton, with a headquarters
facility, the Curatorial Centre, also in Saskatoon.
- Batoche
- Batoche displays the remains of the village of Batoche
on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. It was
the last battlefield in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
- Fort
Battleford - Fort Battleford showcases the role
of the North West Mounted Police in the Canadian West.
The fort was established in 1876 and abandoned in 1924.
- Fort
Walsh - This
former North West Mounted Police/Royal Canadian Mounted
Police post (circa 1878-83) was later used (1942-68)
to breed horses for the force and the Musical Ride.
- Motherwell
Homestead-Motherwell Homestead depicts the lifestyles,
costumes, and architecture of the early 20th century.
- Wanuskewin
Heritage Park - Wanuskewin's mission is to operate,
on a sustainable basis, a world recognized Heritage
Park under the leadership and guidance of First Nations
people that contributes to increasing public awareness,
understanding and appreciation of the cultural legacy
of the Northern Plains First Nations people.
- Saskatchewan
GenWeb - A huge amount of resources on various topics
- Historica
- Canada has a distinct and identifiable national character
that is in large part the result of its unique history.
Historica’s role is to engage our young people in the
fascinating stories that make our country unique. Thus
armed, they will be better equipped to achieve their
potential as citizens well-qualified to guide Canada’s
future.
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- Types
of Families
- Around the world, families take many different forms
and serve different functions. Common functions of the
family are to provide emotional support for family members
and to nurture children to adulthood.
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- Genealogy
- A lesson for 3rd and 4th Graders
- Narratives
of Saskatoon - These narratives were either sent
in to the University and the Historical Association
or were prepared directly under the inspiration of the
Association in the course of its efforts to preserve
the early history of the settlement and of the City.
- Historical
Saskatoon - An interactive tour of historical Saskatoon
and teacher resources for teaching about Saskatoon.
Many activities can be adapted for other communities.
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- Saskatchewan
Stories - Geared towards grade 4 Social Studies-
An awesome resource!
- Sports
and Leisure / Heroes - Prairie
Gold has about 1 ,500 sports-related photos and
textual information on Saskatchewan athletes who started
from local playgrounds and backyard rinks to achieve
prominence in the national and international arenas.
- Remembering
Our Heroes: Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans
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Homesteading
- An excellent web page exploring Saskatchewan History
through the decades. It describes how homesteaders worked
together in order to build a future for new generations.
- Early
Days - Homesteaders: Coming to Canada, building
a home, the growth of a small town, activities, and
more is covered in this easy to read site.
- Homesteading
- An excellent web page exploring Saskatchewan History
through the decades. It describes how homesteaders worked
together in order to build a future for new generations.
- Hamilton
Public Library: The
History of Louis Riel (And the resistance of 1885)
is a nice site that contains primary documents related
to Riel such as his trial speech, photographs, and newspaper
accounts. The site is easy to navigate and easy to understand.
- Northwest
Resistance Digitization Project
- A database of materials held by the University of
Saskatchewan Libraries and the University archives contains
a database, and a page on the 1885 resistance with short
biographies and a chronology of events.
- History
of the Railway in Saskatchewan
- History
of Agriculture in Saskatchewan
- History
of Forestry in Saskatchewan
- History
of Mining in Saskatchewan
- History
of Trapping in Saskatchewan
- Immigration
on the Prairies
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- Confederation
for Kids - Federal
site designed to teach students about confederation.
- Canada
and the First World War - Government site on the
War.
- Saskatchewan
in Two World Wars - This is a virtual exhibit that
features pictures from the archives and information
regarding the outbreak of war, recruitment, enlistment,
training, equipment, overseas images, home front impacts
and much more.
The
Kids' Site of Canadian Trains -Trains have played
a big part in Canada's history. Discover Canada's train
stories from the people who were there!
- Homesteading
- An excellent web page exploring Saskatchewan History
through the decades. It describes how homesteaders worked
together in order to build a future for new generations.
Suitable for grade 4 or 5 Social Studies.
- Atlas
of Saskatchewan. This web page provides historical
maps and information showing cultural settlements in
early Saskatchewan. Included are ethnic bloc settlements,
group settlements, and changing provincial boundaries.
Suitable for grade 5 Social Studies.
- Explorers
- A great resource for Grade Five unit on Explorers
and Fur Traders. It describes the role of the canoe
in fur trading and opening up the west.
- Pier
21 - Immigration Stories - This site (main
site) has a searchable database. Great place for
students to read first hand accounts of various stories
of immigration from 1928-1971.
- Teaching
& Learning About Canada is a site for teachers
and students that provides information and links on
Canadian Geography, History, Politics, Society, Culture,
Wildlife, Time Zones, Graphs, Maps, etc. There is a
map of Canada that allows you to click on a province
to get links about that province. This is a good page
to start looking for Canadian links especially history
links.
-
The Canadian West - Anticipation:
Expectations for a New Land (from the National Archives)
- Forging
Our Legacy
- Canadian Citizenship and Immigration 1900-1977. A
survey history, it traces the evolution of Canadian
citizenship and the role played by immigration in the
development of Canada from the turn of the century until
1977, when the last major amendment to the Citizenship
Act was made. (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
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Milestones
of the 20th Century - Citizenship and Immigration
Canada. A photo essay of immigration to Canada in this
century. (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
- The
Role of Transportation in Canadian Immigration 1900-2000
- This on-line book highlights the role played by transportation
in the history of immigration during the 20th century
and takes a look at the future. It traces the key changes
in how newcomers came here: just as modes of transportation
changed, so did immigration and refugee policy. (Citizenship
and Immigration Canada)
- The
Peopling of Canada: 1891-1921
- Primary source text and pictures outlining immigration
in Canada. (University of Calgary)
- The
Last Best West - Advertising for immigrants to
Western Canada, 1870-1930.
- One
hundred years of immigration to Canada -
Flash presentation
- One
hundred years of immigration to Canada (1901-2001)
- Table version
- 100
years of Immigration in Canada
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PDF file
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