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Customized Meta-Search of Canadian Web Sites at Rollyo (Search Canada)
Search the contents of the following web sites: Aboriginal Canada Portal, Arctic Circle, Canada's Digital Collections, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Canadian Museum of Civilization, CBC Archives, CBC, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, Early Canadiana Online, Library and Archives Canada, Metropolis, and the Government of Canada.

Aboriginal Canada Portal
Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services. The site also contains... " historical research reports, images, maps, bibliographies and other resources pertaining to the more than 70 historic treaties negotiated between 1701 and 1923" in the section titled Claims and Treaties - Historic Treaty Information

Academic Info - Canadian Studies
An excellent site with links to all aspects of Canadian Studies.

Arctic Circle
Information and links to sites on natural resources, maps, art, history, culture, social equity and environmental justice in the circumpolar region of the Arctic.

Canada's Digital Collections
Showcases over 400 Web sites celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture.

Canadian Confederation
A site that tells the story of the formation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867 and its evolution to the present, with maps showing the evolution of political boundaries, and an excellent collection of photographs and primary documents.

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online / L'Encyclopledie canadienne en ligne
Online access to the full text of The Canadian Encyclopedia.  In English and French.

Canadian Film Encyclopedia
Includes plot summaries, credits, biographies, a bibliography of on-line and print resources for over 500 Canadian films.

Canadian Literature Archive (University of Manitoba)
A repository for information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists, literary organizations, magazines, publications, books, texts and library archives.

Canadian Political Parties
(Alex E.H. Ng. enthusiastic observer of Canadian politics)
This award winning Web site contains links to federal and provincial parties plus other sites of interest.

Canadian Politics on the Internet
(Iza Laponce, Librarian, University of British Columbia Library)

Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources
Includes a brief section on the Canadian Literary Canon.  By John D. Blackwell, Research Officer, St. Francis Xavier University, & Laurie C.C. Stanley-Blackwell, Department of History, St. Francis Xavier University.

CBC Archives
This site offers radio and TV clips from the CBC archives. It is possible to approach topics grouped by themes such as People,Conflict and War, Disasters and Tragedies, or to use a search feature.

The Chignecto Isthmus: Its History and Culture
This database provides access to historical material on the people and places of the Isthmus of Chignecto held by the Ralph Pickard Bell Bell Library, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB.

Circumpolar Peoples:  WWW Virtual Library
Links to resources on circumpolar peoples.

Courage Remembered: The World Wars Through Canadian Eyes
Developed at Mount Allison for the Canadian SchoolNet Digital Collections, this site "presents the role Canadian soldiers played in the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, as shown through personal memoirs, photography, art work by Canadian war artists and the documented exploits of Canadian George Cross and Victoria Cross recipients. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's work, honouring the memory of Canadian soldiers who died in these wars, is shown through a sampling of the major war memorials dedicated to Canadians and cemeteries in which Canadians are buried around the world."

CultureCanada
A federally sponsored, bilingual site devoted to Canadian cultural information.  The information is arranged under 20 broad topics such as Aboriginal Culture and Heritage, Museums and Galleries, Nature and Environment, and Performing Arts.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Online Version of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada (DCB/DBC), covering "persons who died between the years 1000 and 1920 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years."  A joint project of the Université Laval and the University of Toronto; licensed by The Department of Canadian Heritage and made available on the Ntional Archives of Canada and National Library of Canada website.

Early Canadiana Online
Searchable full-text documents on Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century.

Elections Canada
This government web site contains a wealth of information on all aspects of Canada's electoral system including:  official voting results, registered political parties, electoral districts and boundary changes.

Electoral Insight Magazine
This is published by Elections Canada and issues from June 1999 are available full text in pdf format from the Web site.  This provides in-depth analysis of electoral issues in Canada and overseas.  It is also available in print at the Library.  Call number CA1 SS71 E53 in the government documents area in the basement of the Library.

The Empire Club of Canada
This site includes an index to the full text of the speeches made at the Empire Club, a speaker's forum established in 1903.  "Addresses range from politics and business through the arts, science and sport.  Speakers have included most of Canada's Prime Ministers, as well as the heads of state of numerous other countries; the chief executive officer of Canada's most important companies, and of world class international companies; leaders in education, and many other fields."

First Hand: Arts, Crafts, and Culture Created by PEI Women of the 20th Century
Information and illustrations on writing, basket weaving, rug hooking, photography, quilting and visual arts, by PEI women.  Created by the PEI Advisory on the Status of Women.

First Nations Periodical Index
"A  joint project of the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Saskatoon Campus, the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre and the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples committee." This indexes 20 journals such as the American Indian Quarterly, Saskatchewan History, Native Studies Review, First Nations Free Press, Canadian Journal of Native Studies. Some links to full text.

Government Information and Statistics

Metropolis - Canada
"An international forum for comparative research and public policy development about population migration, cultural diversity and the challenges of immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world." 

Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide - Virtual Exhibit
Nova Scotia Archives Virtual Exhibit, showcasing the rich heritage of the Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia.  Their story is reflected through 130 digitized photographs, maps, documentary art items and artifacts.

National Library of Canada:  Canadian Information by Subject
A database of links to sites containing information about Canada, organized according to the Dewey Decimal Classification, browsable by both subject hierarchy and subject heading, and site titles are searchable.

New France, New Horizons
A site established to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the French in North America, containing images, thousands of documents (scanned from archives in Canada and France) and maps, all arranged in categories such as departure, navigation, daily life, administration, trade, warfare, survival.

Online Resources for Canadian Heritage
This list focuses on internet resources pertinent to Canadian heritage in the disciplines covered by Canadian Museum of Civilization: archaeology, ethnology, history (including military history and postal history) and folk culture.

A Real Companion and Friend: The Diary of William Lyon MacKenzie King, 1893-1950
King's diary (nearly 30,000 pages), searchable by keyword.  The site also includes information and extensive documentation of King's life and career, as well as many illustrations.

WWW-VL History: Canadian History
A well organized and extensive collection of resources.  Part of the World Wide Web-Virtual Library.

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