Settling the Canadian prairies

4 Março 2020, 14:00 Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Continuation of historical review of the settling of the the Prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and comparison of this to the settling of the original provinces of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick; Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Presentation of the Red River revolt and establishment of Saskatchewan. 
Introduction to the concept of the Confederacy Poets and the establishment of a Canadian national identity.
In this context comparison of Anne of Green Gables  and Wild Geese.