In the 1800s, Native American Boarding schools were opening in America and Canada to teach the Indigenous peoples English and assimilate them to American/Canadian society. Native American’s were seen as savages and it was “assumed that it was necessary to “civilize” Indian people, make them accept white men’s beliefs and value systems” (nativepartnership.org), despite them …
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Pierre April[Photo credit, unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com] In May 1992, a man regained consciousness near a Californian beach with nothing but a duffle bag and no idea who he was, “Those first few minutes, you’re literally nothing and you feel so empty. It’s very lonely and painful to be empty” (Unsolved.com). His initial thought was to call someone …
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Like any crops, maple syrup production can be affected by the weather. A bad year can result in less maple syrup and increase prices. Furthermore, 75% of the maple syrup produced globally comes from Québec so it’s important that the trade was reliable. To address this, the Canadian government put together The Federation of Maple …
In 1979 Bich Ha and Huei Hann Pan moved from Vietnam to Canada to provide a better life for their family. The couple worked for a car manufacturing company, but had higher dreams for their two children Jennifer and Felix. They believed their children would have great opportunities in Canada and be more successful than …
