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I. Background Geography & Government II. Music Mauvais Sort III. Canadian Culture Québec's Native Peoples IV. Here and Now These pages were written by Jeanne Paliatka and Olaf Nelson for Arts Midwest. |
CanadaI: BACKGROUNDHistory of Canada with a Spotlight on the Province of QuébecTimelines of Canada A timeline of the 100 Greatest Events in Canadian History. The Web site for the CBC's seventeen episode series “Canada: A People's History” includes a timeline of historical events included in each episode. Spotlight on QuébecThree timelines of Québec's history Images of Stamps from the U.S. and CanadaThe Smithsonian Institute's United States Postal Museum site contains many images in the exhibition section.The educator resources page from the United States Postal Museum, which includes many unit and lesson plans involving stamps and letter writing. The Canadian Postal Archives contains images of stamps from 1851 to the present as well as a history of stamp usage, art, production, and preservation in Canada. Several thematic collections of stamps images are contained in the Exhibition section. DGL Philatelics: a Web site devoted to early Canadian stamps with several image collections. The Web site of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada includes several virtual exhibits of Canadian stamps organized by subject. Postcard Geography: this lesson uses postcards, not stamps, to teach geography and culture. |
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