Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from April 2003

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from April 2003

Editor's message.(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... Dear Reader, Canada's Prairie Provinces--Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta--are a land of wide-open skies, determined pioneers, and abundant wildlife. Located in central Canada, the Prairie Provinces host large farms where much of the...

At a glance.(facts about the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)
April 1, 2003... ALBERTA Location: Westernmost of Canada's three Prairie Provinces, which are located in central Canada Area: 225,285 square miles (661,185 square kilometers) Capital: Edmonton Population: 3,064,249 (2001) Entered Dominion...

The Prairie Provinces. (Only In...).(UFO sightings in Canada)
April 1, 2003... It is a warm August night. You look up at the vast swath of stars in the Milky Way. Suddenly, a huge, bright ball of green and blue flames streaks overhead, fizzles, pops, and disappears. Have you just seen a UFO? If you didn't know that...

In the know.(definitions of terms relating to the Prairie provinces in Canada)(Glossary)
April 1, 2003... Look for the following people and things in this issue. First Nations: Term used to describe the aboriginal people of Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company: British fur trading company begun in 1670. It still exists today, but now operates...

Welcome to Canada's Prairie Provinces.
April 1, 2003... If you ever visit the Canadian Prairie Provinces, please don't take the Trans-Canada Highway all the way through Saskatchewan! You'll see grain fields stretching out around you, but you'll leave the province without really experiencing the...

Polar bear watching.(in Churchill, Manitoba)
April 1, 2003... A large white mass slowly moves across the road and stops in front of a crowded motor vehicle. Cameras flash. Seeming to have anticipated this photo opportunity, the 1,000-pound carnivorous creature turns and moves on. Every year around...

Prairie Provinces of Canada. (Through Time).
April 1, 2003... 11,000 B.C. Northwestern provinces are covered by the Laurentide and Cordilleran glaciers. After the glaciers melt, the land is inhabited by people believed to be of aboriginal origin, who came across the Bering Strait to western Canada. ...

People of the Prairies.(books)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... The history of the Prairie Provinces of Canada is a rich and exciting one. European settlers arrived in the region hoping for a new and better life. But they were not the first to inhabit the region. Many of Canada's First Nations people...

The Calgary Stampede.(annual event in Calgary, Alberta)
April 1, 2003... Calgary, Alberta, becomes one of the most exciting places on Earth every July. The air seems to crackle with electricity as 250,000 visitors descend on the town for the Calgary Stampede, an event also known as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on...

The National Parks of Canada's Prairie Provinces.
April 1, 2003... Anyone visiting Canada's Prairie Provinces should make time to explore the many national parks located within this region. The national parks provide an opportunity to learn about wildlife, geography, and much more. They are the ideal places to...

The International Peace Garden.(garden in Manitoba, Canada and North Dakota)
April 1, 2003... More than 50,000 people attended the dedication of the International Peace Garden on July 14, 1932. This 2,339-acre park straddles the border between Manitoba, Canada, and North Dakota, United States. The garden was the idea of a Canadian...

Footsteps in time.(discovery of dinosaur fossils in Canada)
April 1, 2003... Dinosaur capital of the world! Have you ever been there? Do you have any idea where it is? What would you think if I told you that it is in western Canada? Few people realize it, but the three Prairie Provinces were once the playground and...

The Red River Jig.(Metis dance)
April 1, 2003... The Metis (people of First Nations and European descent) enjoy a dance that has an unusual rhythm and bounce. The Red River Jig was danced by the earliest Metis settlers to celebrate their successes and happy occasions. The violin, which is the...

Fireworks. (Letters).(Poem)
April 1, 2003... Fireworks The sky turns night, The sun disappears, Then the sparkling rainbow Forms in the sky. The exploding greens, Reds, and blues are glistening, Brightly in the sky. All the people are so...

Face facts.(sunshine in Alberta)
April 1, 2003... It looks like you've heard about all the sunshine we get in Alberta!! Alberta receives more hours of sunshine per year than any other Canadian province.

Pemmican.
April 1, 2003... For thousands of years, pemmican was made by the First Nations of Canada and Native Americans of the United States. It was usually made from dried buffalo meat, bone marrow grease, and dried berries. Moose, elk, antelope, and deer meat were...

Eat mis-ask-quah-toomina: they're delicious!(Saskatoon berries)
April 1, 2003... Had my husband and I not taken the advice of the gas station attendant as we traveled across a very flat and boring stretch of Saskatchewan, we might never have tasted a Saskatoon berry. We detoured 30 miles north of the Trans-Canada Highway,...

Water Spirit's gift of horses: a play based on a Blackfoot tale.(Play)
April 1, 2003... Characters: Narrator, Boy-alone, Water Spirit, Young-son, Medicine-wolf, Sign-talker, Old Left-hand, and Buffalo-that-walks. Narrator: In the days before horses, an orphan boy lived with the Blackfoot. The boy was so poor that he knew he...

Books. (Further Exploring).(about Canada)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Alberta by Sarah Yates The books in the Hello Canada series may look small--they're about half the size of regular books--but each one reads like a minibiography of a Canadian province. There are chapters on land, the history of European...

Canadian government on-line. (Further Exploring).
April 1, 2003... The official Web site of the government of Canada provides links to the provincial sites. There is a wealth of information on government, people, culture, sports, current events, and travel. canada.gc.ca/main_e.html

Think about it....(Canadian prairies)
April 1, 2003... * In "People of the Prairies," you met people from the Canadian Prairie Provinces' history. Choose one of the people you read about and write a brief description of the person. Present your description to the class. Give reasons for your...

One last face.(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... A competitor in an Alberta horse show will help us say good-bye from the Prairie Provinces. [GRAPHICS OMITTED]