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Grade 10: Canadian History Since World War I (CHC2D and CHC2P): Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage

A collection of resources highlighting Canada's historical events since World War I.

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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window Journals and reference sources covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and many other subjects.
Gale OneFile: World History This link opens in a new window Database providing coverage of both current thinking and events in world history.
Canada in Context This link opens in a new window Online experience of contextual information on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places and events.
Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window French/English. A comprehensive and authoritative general Canadian reference work. Also includes quizzes, games, multimedia, and links to other resources.
ON-Core : Core Curriculum On-Demand This link opens in a new window
Britannica High School Edition This link opens in a new window Reference articles, journals, magazines, websites, multimedia, and curriculum content for high school students. Includes dictionary, atlas and student workspace.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada This link opens in a new window Reference maps of Indigenous Canada, information and historical photos on Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations, Metis & Inuit Peoples, as well a glossary of common Indigenous terms.
Secret Life of Canada Podcast (CBC) This link opens in a new window "The Secret Life of Canada highlights the people, places and stories that probably didn't make it into your high school textbook. Join hosts Leah and Falen as they explore the unauthorized history of a complicated country." Focus is on studying Canadian history through a diverse lens.
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Learn more with Curio - French/English - CBC & Radio Canada videos, teacher guides aligned to curriculum. Includes News in Review

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Contributions to Society and Politics

Some Individuals who had a significant impact on Canadian society and politics during this period include:

Dictionary of Canadian Biography
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Famous Canadians - Biography.com You will have to scroll through the list since there is no search option on this page. However, if you go to the homepage, you will be able to search by name.

Greenpeace
National Action Committee on the Status of Women
National Action Committee on the Status of Women: Shocking Pink Paper 1997 1997 Shocking Pink Paper to provided the shocking facts about women's lives in Canada
National Indian Brotherhood / Assembly of First Nations Click About AFN for more information on the history of the National Indian Brotherhood and its transition to the AFN.
The Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People "Making something happen: Nova Scotia's black renaissance, 1968-1986" Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the information on this topic.

Contributions to Arts and Popular Culture

Some Individuals who had a significant impact on Canadian arts and popular culture during this period include:

Dictionary of Canadian Biography
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Famous Canadians - Biography.com You will have to scroll through the list since there is no search option on this page. However, if you go to the homepage, you will be able to search by name.

Some groups who had a significant impact on Canadian arts and popular culture during this period include:

Cape Dorset Artists
- Dorset Fine Arts
the Guess Who

Some organizations that had a significant impact on Canadian arts and popular culture during this period include:

Some events that had a significant impact on Canadian arts and popular culture during this period include:

Events, Developments and Issues Affecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis

Canadian Museum of History: First Peoples of Canada
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
Historica Canada

Grade 11: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit Voices NBE 3C / 3U / 3E
by Marg Mannseichner Last Updated Oct 3, 2024 996 views this year

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Indigenous Land Claims
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Indigenous People's Land Claims. Click on the Subdivisions to open up the menu of articles.

Legal Aspects of Land Use and Occupancy Power Point presentation. DR. M.A. (PEGGY) SMITH, R.P.F. SFMN Traditional Land Use Mapping Workshop January 15-16, 2009, Saskatoon Lakehead University

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Terms:
White Paper 1969
Harold Cardinal

Citizens Plus: ejournals University of Alberta "The document written by the Indian Chiefs of Alberta, led by Harold Cardinal, in response to the Government’s White Paper was a condemnation of the federal government’s Indian policy. Also known as the Red Paper, Citizens Plus advocates for a return to the treaty relationship and the idea that Aboriginal people have additional rights to Canadian citizens." [http://www.sabar.ca/glossary-term/citizens-plus/ ; 31 May 2016]
Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy 1969 pdf copy of the White Paper 1969

National Indian Brotherhood / Assembly of First Nations Click About AFN for more information on the history of the National Indian Brotherhood and its transition to the AFN.

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Calder Case

Indigenous Foundations: Calder Case
Let Right Be Done: Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights Edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, and Jeremy Webber; UBC Press 2007

James Bay Project - The Canadian Encyclopedia In 1971, Hydro-Québec and the Québec government initiated the James Bay Project, a monumental hydroelectric-power development on the east coast of James Bay.
The James Bay Project and the Cree CBC Digital Archives
Social Impact on the Crees of James Bay Project
Grand Council of the Crees

Mary Two-Axe Earley, Quebec (1911-1996) Citoyennes Pressbooks by MARIE-HÉLÈNE DUBÉ

Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: “The High Arctic Relocation: A Report on the 1953–55 Relocation.”

Natives Speak Out: Native people air long-held grievances at the Berger Commission CBC Canada: A People's History
The Mackenzie Gas Pipeline The Berger Inquiry

The Quiet Revolution and Other Key Events Affecting Quebec

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Quebec Pension Plan

Maurice Duplessis

Jean Lesage

René Lévesque

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

A Change in the Course of Language Rights (1963-1969) Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) University of Ottawa
Laurendeau and Dunton chair bilingualism commission CBC Archives. Includes video and other related links.

Archives Radio-Canada: Maîtres chez nous
Click on the translate option view text in English.

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Quiet Revolution

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: October Crisis

October Crisis Timeline
Québec History 31 - FLQ October Crisis
The October Crisis - Invoking the War Measures Act in 1970 The Canadian Encyclopedia

Parti Québécois

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Terms: Parti Québécois; René Lévesque
Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Parti Québécois
Gale OneFile: World History This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Parti Québécois
Search using Full Text option

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search Term: Bill 101

Canadian History Project: Patriation

"Oui" or "Non"
CBC Learning

Developments in Refugee and Immigration Policy

Canadian Citizenship Act, 1947

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search on keyword: citizenship

Immigration Policy in Canada: History, Administration and Debates
Includes references to the introduction of the Point System in 1967.
Canadian Immigration Acts and Legislation

Historical Overview of Immigration to Canada
Canadian Museum of History

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Search keywords: Domestic workers scheme Canada
Look for article titled "All roads led to Montreal: Black Power, the Caribbean, and the black radical tradition in Canada"

Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
Search keywords: Ethnic neighborhoods, Ethnic neighbourhoods

Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search keywords: Festivals, Religious Festivals

BBC - Schools - Religion

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