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What happened to the "Inuvialuit" people and their traditional culture when the European explorers, fur traders, and missionaries arrived? The Web page, "The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic" traces the history of the Inuit in the arctic. The Web site provides photographs and accounts from the writings of explorers, fur traders, and missionaries who visited the arctic.
National Library of Canada: Passageways
This Web site was written especially for you! This National Library Web site has information about the early peoples of the arctic and the explorers like Alexander Mackenzie who ventured across the territory searching for furs, gold, new lands, and a passageway to the Pacific Ocean.
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1. Visit the Pathfinders & Passageways Web site. 2. From the menu at the top of the page, click on " Explorers' Index". Scroll down to find " Alexander Mackenzie" and click on it. 3. Navigate through the pages about Mackenzie by clicking next at the bottom of each page. 4. Create a timeline of Mackenzie's life. Begin your timeline with the date of Mackenzie's birth, and end it with the date of his death. Include at least five other dates on your timeline. 5. What was your favourite "Mackenzie quote?" Why? 6. What do you think was the most interesting thing about Mackenzie's life? Why? Share your answers with another student. |
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