Day: September 19, 2008

Historical Indian Treaties Time Line

This is a Canadian Government websites that covers the in chronological order a selection of the major treaties, starting from the first Peace and Friendship Treaty in 1725. This site provides detailed, map information, and historical facts.

We must keep in mind that this is a Federal Government website based on federal and provincial reports. In my opinion this site does lack the aboriginal perspective of the events. Nevertheless it has excellent visual representations / maps  of the areas where treaties were formed.

Also here is a Youtube Video on First Nation treaty History in BC.

[youtube]https://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2fOBqJpEA[/youtube]

http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/cultureshift/index.html

Click on the link above to visit a CBC Winnipeg site. It focuses on diversity and real life stories. The site is full of pictures, stories, audio files, and much more. By visiting this website you will meet 25 young people talking about how they live in everyday life.

It “shines a light on two segments of Manitoba’s next generation: young Aboriginals, our ‘first Manitobans’, and young Africans, part of the new wave of immigration. ”

I feel that this site does strive to connect and learn about others. It is also set up similiar to a blog whereby a visitor may also share their personal stories on the site.