The Canadian Historical Experience Cecilia Danysk, Department of History, WWU

Canada Day Poster Challenge winner 2009 Allison Forseille (15 yrs)Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)

HochelagaLawrence R. Batchelor - National Archives of Canada

Les Filles du Roi Les Coureurs de Bois (Daughters of the King) (Runners of the Woods)

Acadian Expulsion, 1755 ff

Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 1759 Conquest of Canada, 1763

Constitutional Protection for the rights of First Nations and the French

• Royal Proclamation, 1763 • Québec Act, 1774

Loyalist refugees to Canada after the American Revolution

Rebellions of 1837-38

• Upper Canada • Lower Canada

Métis

Janet WoppumnaweskumMétis woman at Rupert’s House, 1869

Gabriel Dumont Military leader of Métis forces, 1885

Underground Railroad to Canada

•Harriet Tubman and escaped slaves

Confederation, 1867The Dominion of Canada

Promoting Immigration

Roots of Multiculturalism

Roots of Universal Health CareCooperative Commonwealth Federation & Tommy Douglas

Bilingualism

Multiculturalism

June 27 "Canadian Multiculturalism Day"

Baltej Singh Dhillon

Separation for Québec?

Aboriginal Rights

The Coming Generation:Canada Day Poster Challenge Finalists 2009

Joshua Bastarache8 years old

Izra Fitch12 years old

http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/canada/affiche-poster/index_e.cfm

The EndThank you, come again.

Atalanta Shi 13 years old