Celebrating Canada

Author : Mathew Hayday,Raymond B. Blake
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442621541

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Celebrating Canada by Mathew Hayday,Raymond B. Blake Pdf

Holidays are a key to helping us understand the transformation of national, regional, community and ethnic identities. In Celebrating Canada, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national and provincial holidays and annual celebrations. The contributors to this volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria Day, Quebec’s Fête Nationale and Canadian Thanksgiving, among many others. They also examine how Canadians celebrate the national days of other countries (like the Fourth of July) and how Dominion Day was observed in the United Kingdom. Drawing heavily on primary source research, and theories of nationalism, identities and invented traditions, the essays in this collection deepen our understanding of how these holidays have influenced the evolution of Canadian identities.

Author : Raymond B. Blake,Matthew Hayday
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442627147

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Celebrating Canada by Raymond B. Blake,Matthew Hayday Pdf

In Volume 2 of Celebrating Canada, Raymond B. Blake and Matthew Hayday bring together emerging and established scholars to consider key moments in Canadian history when major anniversaries of Canada's political, social, or cultural development were celebrated.

Author : Natasha L. Henry
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781770705470

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Emancipation Day by Natasha L. Henry Pdf

When the passage of the Abolition of Slavery Act, effective August 1, 1834, ushered in the end of slavery throughout the British Empire, people of the African descent celebrated their newfound freedom. Now African-American fugitive slaves, free black immigrants, and the few remaining enslaved Africans could live unfettered live in Canada – a reality worthy of celebration. This new, well-researched book provides insight into the creation, development, and evolution of a distinct African-Canadian tradition through descriptive historical accounts and appealing images. The social, cultural, political, and educational practices of Emanipation Day festivities across Canada are explored, with emphasis on Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and British Columbia. "Emancipation is not only a word in the dictionary, but an action to liberate one’s destiny. This outstanding book is superb in the interpretation of "the power of freedom" in one’s heart and mind – moving from 1834 to present." – Dr. Henry Bishop, Black Cultural Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Author : Raymond B. Blake,Mathew Hayday
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442621565

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Celebrating Canada by Raymond B. Blake,Mathew Hayday Pdf

Popular and government-funded anniversaries and commemorations, combined with national symbols, play significant roles in shaping how we view Canada, and also provide opportunities for people to challenge the pre-existing or dominant conceptions of the country. Volume 2 of Celebrating Canada continues the scholarly debate about commemoration and national identity. Raymond B. Blake and Matthew Hayday bring together emerging and established scholars to consider key moments in Canadian history when major anniversaries of Canada’s political, social, or cultural development were celebrated. The contributors to this volume capture the multiple and multi-layered meanings of belonging in the Canadian experience, investigate various attempts at shaping and re-shaping identities, and explore episodes of groups resisting or participating in the identity-formation process. By considering the small voices and those on the margins of Canada’s many commemorative anniversaries, the contributors to Celebrating Canada reveal how important it is to think not only about anniversary moments but also about what they can tell us about our history and the shifting function of nationalism.

Author : Kiera L. Ladner,Myra Tait
Publisher : Arp Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 1894037898

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Surviving Canada by Kiera L. Ladner,Myra Tait Pdf

"Surviving Canada: Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal is a collection of elegant, thoughtful, and powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples' complicated, and often frustrating, relationship with Canada, and how-even 150 years after Confederation-the fight for recognition of their treaty and Aboriginal rights continues. Through essays, art, and literature, Surviving Canada examines the struggle for Indigenous Peoples to celebrate their cultures and exercise their right to control their own economic development, lands, water, and lives. The Indian Act, Idle No More, and the legacy of residential schools are just a few of the topics covered by a wide range of elders, scholars, artists, and activists. Contributors include Mary Eberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Leroy Little Bear."--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Canada
ISBN : 144262714X

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Celebrating Canada by Anonim Pdf

"Holidays are a key to helping us understand the transformation of national, regional, community and ethnic identities. In Celebrating Canada, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national and provincial holidays and annual celebrations. The contributors to this volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria Day, Quebec's Fête Nationale and Canadian Thanksgiving, among many others. They also examine how Canadians celebrate the national days of other countries (like the Fourth of July) and how Dominion Day was observed in the United Kingdom. Drawing heavily on primary source research, and theories of nationalism, identities and invented traditions, the essays in this collection deepen our understanding of how these holidays have influenced the evolution of Canadian identities."--Site web de l'éditeur.

Author : Peter E. Baker
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-03
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781459740334

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Celebrating Canada by Peter E. Baker Pdf

Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation, Quebec author and antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing a home with a unique identity.

Author : Molly Aloian
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778747522

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Canada Day by Molly Aloian Pdf

Join in on this festive federal holiday, celebrating the birth of a nation by Canadians from coast to coast. See the many different ways in which this multi-cultural nation recognizes this occasion with fireworks, music, food, a day-off work, and other special events.

Author : Robin Stevenson
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459809956

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Pride by Robin Stevenson Pdf

For LGBTQ people and their supporters, Pride events are an opportunity to honor the past, protest injustice, and celebrate a diverse and vibrant community. The high point of Pride, the Pride Parade, is spectacular and colorful. But there is a whole lot more to Pride than rainbow flags and amazing outfits. How did Pride come to be? And what does Pride mean to the people who celebrate it?

Author : Daniel Howarth
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0007921543

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Why I Love Canada by Daniel Howarth Pdf

Celebrating Canada in children's very own words.

Author : United Church of Canada
Publisher : Etobicoke, Ont. : United Church Publishing House
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0886223652

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Celebrate God's Presence by United Church of Canada Pdf

Author : Joan Weinman,Kimothy Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1775098109

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O Canada! by Joan Weinman,Kimothy Walker Pdf

"One hundred and fifty years, 150 stories, one issue. What better way for two of Canada's best magazines to celebrate the nation's sesquicentennial? That's right - -- two magazines, one issue. Canadian Geographic and The Walrus have partnered to publish The Story of Canada in 150 Objects, a 132-page collection of items, ideas and icons that have shaped the country's past, are influencing its present and will define its future. [...] Featuring writing from the likes of Dave Bidini, Wade Davis, Terry Fallis, Will Ferguson, Charlotte Gray, Amanda Lang, Alanna Mitchell and David Suzuki, it's the one magazine that you'll want to keep on your coffee table as 2017 unfolds and Canada's 150th approaches." --

Author : Peter E. Baker
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-03
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781459740259

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Celebrating Canada by Peter E. Baker Pdf

A visual journey showcasing how history can make a house a home, a reminder of the strength of character and ingenuity entrenched in Canada’s history. Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — the same year recognizing 375 years of settlement in Montreal — Quebec antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing a home with a unique identity. Drawing from a single collection, the author selects and showcases objects spanning three centuries of Canadian history, from the early days of French settlement to the creative boom of late-20th-century folk artists. Amply illustrated, and written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, this is not a traditional technical study of antiques representing a specific type or region. Celebrating Canada showcases the story and the artistic merits of each object.

Author : Michael McKinley
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780143193098

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It's Our Game by Michael McKinley Pdf

If every hockey player’s dream begins on a frozen pond, it reaches its pinnacle in a packed arena facing off against a bitter international rival. Could be the mighty Soviets. Could be the vainglorious Americans. Doesn’t matter, as long as the guys, and more recently, the women, who come from the farming villages, logging towns, and bustling cities of Canada show up to play the game the way we invented it to be played. That’s the way it’s been for a hundred years. No game matters more than the one that pits our best against the world’s best. From the earliest days of the past century, when milkmen still did their rounds in horse-drawn carts each morning, to the Sochi Olympics, where both the men and women stood on their blue lines with gold medals around their necks as the Canadian flag was raised. This beautiful book, with rare archival images, celebrates a hundred of the greatest moments from Hockey Canada, the organization that has given Canada its most cherished hockey memories. It’s Our Game is the definitive account of a century of Canadians working to be the best at the sport they love most.

Author : Charlotte Gray
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476784694

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The Promise of Canada by Charlotte Gray Pdf

What does it mean to be a Canadian? What great ideas have changed our country? An award-winning writer casts her eye over our nation’s history, highlighting some of our most important stories. From the acclaimed historian Charlotte Gray comes a richly rewarding book about what it means to be Canadian. Readers already know Gray as an award-winning biographer, a writer who has brilliantly captured significant individuals and dramatic moments in our history. Now, in The Promise of Canada, she weaves together masterful portraits of nine influential Canadians, creating a unique history of our country. What do these people—from George-Étienne Cartier and Emily Carr to Tommy Douglas, Margaret Atwood, and Elijah Harper—have in common? Each, according to Charlotte Gray, has left an indelible mark on Canada. Deliberately avoiding a top-down approach to history, Gray has chosen Canadians—some well-known, others less so—whose ideas, she argues, have become part of our collective conversation about who we are as a people. She also highlights many other Canadians from all walks of life who have added to the ongoing debate, showing how our country has reinvented itself in every generation since Confederation, while at the same time holding to certain central beliefs. Beautifully illustrated with evocative black-and-white historical images and colorful artistic visions, and written in an engaging style, The Promise of Canada is a fresh, thoughtful, and inspiring view of our historical journey. Opening doors into our past, present, and future with this masterful work, Charlotte Gray makes Canada’s history come alive and challenges us to envision the country we want to live in.