Create a visual representation of changes in the political, economic, demographic and social identities of an assigned group since Confederation.
References
Title:
AlbertaSource.ca: All
Host:
Heritage Community Foundation
Description:
This website contains a collection of sites that link people with places, stories, objects, landscapes, traditions—all of those aspects that define us as individuals and communities.
Navigation Tips:
Scroll down and click on a topic to enter the site and access information.
Note: Click on the numbers (1–7) or on the arrows (<< >>) at the top or the bottom of the screen to advance to the following page or to return to the previous page.
This website contains a database of photographs held in Alberta’s archives. Enter a search term, e.g., First Nations, in the Search for box and click Go to access a collection of photographs.
Navigation Tips:
Click on thumbnails to enlarge photographs and access descriptions. Note: Click on the enlarged image again to enlarge more.
This website contains archival photographs of Edmonton and surrounding areas. Scroll down to the middle of the screen to Online Research Tools and click on City of Edmonton Archives Photographs to access an alphabetical listing of photograph categories.
Navigation Tips:
Click on a category to view thumbnail images. Click on thumbnails to enlarge and access descriptions.
This website contains a virtual exhibit entitled The Story of the Blackfoot People.
Navigation Tips:
Click on Blackfoot, English or French and then on Flash or HTML to access the exhibit. Glide over the pictographs to display titles and click to access text, images and audio.
Note: Check site requirements and download Flash, Quicktime or Windows Media Player if needed.
This website contains information about a series of treaties that the Canadian government negotiated with Aboriginal peoples across Canada that would allow them rights to natural resources and the lands necessary to build a national railway that would link the country together.
Navigation Tips:
Scroll down to read the text and lick on Treaty 6, Treaty 7 or Treaty 8 under Quicklinks to access information about each treaty. Click on the topics—The History, The Peoples, The Voices—in the left hand side menu to access additional information.
Aboriginal Youth Identity Series: First Nations Contributions
Host:
Heritage Community Foundation
Description:
This website contains a Contributions Edukit intended to enhance students' knowledge of accomplished First Nation people by introducing history, contributions and inspiring stories to topics such as culture and business. Lesson plans and suggestions on how to integrate fun, group discussion and projects, with learning about significant First Nation people are included.
Navigation Tips:
Click on Student Zone or Teacher Zone to enter the site and access information.
This website contains a report that provides a demographic and socio-economic profile of Aboriginal women in Canada. The objective of the report is to reveal the distinct challenges facing this group and help inform and support the policy-making process.
Navigation Tips:
Click on a topic under Table of Contents to access information. Or, click on Aboriginal Women: A Profile from the 1996 Census just below the table of contents to access text, tables and figures in PDF format.