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GREAT
CANADIAN RIVERS
Culture
The
Golden Age of the Plains Cree
During
the late 18th and early 19th centuries,
the North Saskatchewan River served
as the backdrop for a dramatic shift
in aboriginal territory and cultural
dominance, as the deer-hunting, forest-dwelling
Woodland Cree of the East followed
the fur trade west and adopted a buffalo-hunting,
plains-dwelling lifestyle. The waterway
became the artery along which this
cultural phenomenon took place; its
upper reaches, near modern-day Edmonton,
marked the westernmost penetration
of the one of Canadian history's greatest
cultural expansions. Learn
more about the North Saskatchewan
Culture here!
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Saint
John's Loyalist Heritage Festival
Witness a mock court dispensing
19th century British justice,
watch a re-enactment of the
1783 Loyalist Landing, enjoy
open air entertainment at Market
Square, or listen to a lecture
about the Loyalist way of life
at the city of Saint John's
annual Loyalist Heritage Festival,
held each year in July. Learn
more about the Saint John
River Culture here!
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Take
A Cultural Tour of Klemtu
At Klemtu (population 400) on Swindle
Island (part of the traditional territory
of the Kitasoo people), visitors can
enjoy a cultural tour which traces the
history of the village as a coastal
fishing and trading centre, a traditional
Kitasoo feast, and a colourful demonstration
of traditional dancing. The village
is accessible by boat from Bella Coola
or Bella Bella on the mainland, or by
weekly British Columbia ferry service
from Port Hardy or Bella Coola. Learn
more about the Green Culture
here!
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Fiddles and Jigs
Glenroy, St. Andrew's,
Donagh, York - the place
names of Prince Edward
Island hint at the class
conflicts, religious rifts
and old-country allegiances
that are part of the island's
settlement history. But
in the 21st century, cultural
boundaries that once rigidly
defined Scottish, Irish,
English and Acadian culture
are disappearing, replaced
with new traditions that
combine many aspects of
the Island heritage. Learn
more about the Hillsbrough
River Culture here!
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