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History of Canada: English People
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Canada's history is the story of the peoples who have inhabited and the forces that have shaped one of the vastest countries in the world. Most experts believe the first people to live in what is now Canada came from Asia at least 15,000 years ago. They arrived by way of a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America at what is now Alaska. Their descendants became known as Indians. The ancestors of the Inuit (sometimes called Eskimos) came later, moving into the Arctic regions of Canada starting about A.D. 1000.
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It is hard to write a "little" history of a huge country made up of so many different peoples, but Viv Nelles succeeds admirably in his Little History of Canada. Nelles calls his book "an interpretive essay," an apt description for this deftly written and witty personal account of Canada's past. Nelles is well-suited for the task he sets himself. As one of Canada's most distinguished senior historians he is superbly qualified to make the hard choices of inclusion or exclusion so crucial to the success of such a short work.
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This little book is intended to lead up to High School History, just as the High School History leads up to Green's Short History of the English People. The language has been made as simple as possible, especially in the earlier portion of the work, so that no needless obstacle may be placed in the path of the young child's progress.
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From 1996 to 2005, CPRC undertook one of the most ambitious publishing projects in Saskatchewan's history. In May 1996, CPRC organized a workshop at the University of Regina that brought together 25 agencies, institutions, and industries interested in furthering the development of a Saskatchewan encyclopedia as a contribution to Saskatchewan's centennial in 2005. Over the next nine years, an experienced publications management team and editorial board consisting of distinguished academics and government representatives produced, with contributions from more than 800 writers, an 1,100-page, single hard-cover volume which was launched on September 8, 2005. The Encyclopedia features 2,300 individual entries covering all aspects of life in Saskatchewan, along with 21 major essays written by noted experts on the subjects of Aboriginal peoples, agriculture, arts and culture, business and industry, education, geography, health, history, labour, law and justice, military history, politics and government, population, religion and philosophy, science and technology, social policy, sports, transportation, and women. The Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan was the Patron to the project and major sponsors included: Saskatchewan Centennial 2005 and the Government of Saskatchewan (Culture, Youth and Recreation; Environment; Government Relation; Industry and Resources; Learning), as well as Courtney Milne Producations Inc., Direct West, ISM, Leader-Post, Saskatchewan Archives Board, SaskCulture, Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation, Saskatchewan Lotteries, and SaskTel, and many other individuals, organizations, and businesses who contributed funds or resources.
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In preparing Canada: A People's History, the series' production team spent a great deal of time carefully researching the stories told on screen. The producers and directors read through many primary sources and ... consulted various edited volumes on Canada's past.
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