Traditional Snowshoe

 

 

 

What is it?

• Traditional Snowshoes are used by the First nation people in Canada. SnowShoes enable the wears to move more quickly through deep snow.

Story that goes along with it:

• The First Nations People of North America developed different snowshoes in the 20^th century.

This represents the First Nations, Metis, Inuit culture as snowshoes have been used many years in Canada

reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe
 

Quebec Referendum 1995

What is it?

• Newspaper headlines from October 31, 1995, the day after the referendum vote.

Story that goes along with it:

• The 1995 Quebec Referendum asked the citizens of Quebec whether Quebec should become an independent Nation or stay as a province in Canada.

This represents French speaking Canadians making them feel united into a nation.

reference:
http://walrusmagazine.com/article.php?ref=2011.04-memoir-yesterdays-canadian&page=

Acadia Flag

 

What is it/ represent?

• It is an Acadian Flag adopted since 1884. It has tricolour like France Flag

• (Blue, white, and red). A golden star is placed in the upper part of the blue field which represents the “Stella Maris” (star of the sea) to give it the Acadian distinction. “Stella Maris”, Acadian’s Lady of Assumption, seeks the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary and indicates hope and the guiding of the future.

Acadians brief history:

• Acadians are original French people. They settled in the areas now called Nova Scotia, New Brunswick since the early 17^th century. The first Acadian flag was designed by Father Marcel-Francois Richard and Miss Marie Babineau at the Musse acadien de l’Universite de Moncton, in Moncton, New Brunswick.

This represents the difficulty of Acadians embracing both a Canadian national identity, and a French Canadian national identity.

 

reference:

http://www.cbc.ca/acadian/feature_acadian_flag.html

http://www.acadian.org/acadflag.html

Canadian Flag

 

What is it/represent?

• It is a Canadian Flag adopted since 1956. It has vertical bicolour triband of red, white and with a maple leaf charged in the centre. Maple leaf is the official national emblem for representing Canada. Maple leaf represents commerce and revenue for Canada and Canadians. The red color represents strength and valor and the white represents purity.  

When the First Canadian Flag was officially adopted?

• The first Canadian Flag Officially appeared on February 15, 1965.

Story that goes along with it.         

• Before 1965, the Canadian Red Ensign was used in Canada. Canadian Red Ensign features Union flag and the coat of Arms of Canada. In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson appointed to change the flag, out of three choices, maple leaf design was selected. Maple Leaf flag was designed by George Stanley and John Matheson based on the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada.

The Canadian Flag represents Canada as a whole, and ties Canadians together and makes us feel connected as a nation.