CANADIAN STUDIES PROGRAM

Internet Resources

 

Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium
http://www.pnwcsc.org/

Canadiana: The Canadian resource page
http://www2.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/
The leading general Web site on Canada.

Canadian studies: a guide to the sources
http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/blackwell.html
An essay emphasizing the foundations of Canadian culture, history, and literature, with links primarily to official and academic sources.

Government of Canada
http://canada.gc.ca/

Website for the Consul General of Canada, Seattle
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/menu-en.asp?mid=12

National Library of Canada
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca
Two important links are Canadian Information by Subject and Amicus, the national union catalogue of over 1,300 Canadian libraries.

Aboriginal Canada Portal
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca
Produced by an Internet partnership of six national aboriginal organizations and the government of Canada, connecting to some 7,500 sites.

Aboriginal Connections
http://www.aboriginalconnections.com
Created and maintained by Rob Wesley, this Web directory indexes sites related to Canadian aboriginal

Canadian Social Research Links
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/
Emphasizes governmental policy materials, focusing on topical social issues.

Culture Canada
http://www,culturecanada.gc.ca
This site (bilingual, naturally) has a very broad theme of "culture in Canada" and includes history, film the Arts, the status of women in Canada.  This site has lists of museums, galleries and the performing arts, nature and environment and more. All levels of interest and need can be met by this site.

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/index-e.html
Includes materials acquired by the National Library of Canada, Music Division and the Canadian Music Centre, as well as some independent resources.

Pathfinders & Passageways: The Exploration of Canada
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/24/index-e.html
From the first ancestors of the Paleo-Indian peoples who crossed the Bering land bridge to the northward explorations of Roald Amundsen many millennia later, many have sought to explore and map the modern-day country of Canada. This fine online exhibit from the National Library of Canada tells the story of these travelers and explorers through maps and essays that contain a number of helpful hyperlinks. Overall, this site offers a nice overview of the exploration of the country over its long history.

 

  

Last reviewed on 1-17-06.