(a) |
Describe Canada's historical and current demographics, including population numbers, age, and location. |
(b) |
Identify trends and challenges in Canada's demographics. |
(c) |
Differentiate between refugees and immigrants. |
(d) |
Explain what motivates newcomers to move to Canada (e.g., entrepreneurship, employment, family reunification, refuge, education, reputation as a good place to live). |
(e) |
Undertake an inquiry which compares the immigration policies and practices of the 19th century to those of the current era, and assess the results of those policies and practices. |
(f) |
Identify the goals of various ethnic and cultural advocacy organizations in Canada, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis organizations, as well as organizations supporting new immigrants to Canada. |
(g) |
Identify the historic origins of a variety of place names in Canada, and investigate the reason for the naming. |
(h) |
Graphically display the country of origin of immigrants to Canada in the 19th and 21st centuries, and account for similarities and differences in the two eras. |
(i) |
Examine the Canadian government treatment of various groups of immigrants to Canada (e.g., Chinese immigrants in the 1800s, Japanese Canadians in the 1930s and 1940s, Eastern European immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century). |
The young boy rows to a nearby island and hunts hare for the celebration. While at the island, a storm begins and a canoe carrying a gentleman from the North West Company is caught on the lake. The boy helps the canoe land and takes the gentleman to town in his canoe, earning the voyageur's red sash.
The book includes brief background information on Fort William and a glossary.
This book was short listed for the 2006 Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award.