Pre-European Contact

Description of an archaeological / cultural history project in the Fort Selkirk area of the Yukon. Photos accompany discussion of findings.
http://www.yukonheritage.com/publications-selkirk.htm

Explores Alberta's early history using three themes: Archaeology and Pre-Contact, First Nations and Métis History, and Fur Trade and Mission History.
http://www.abheritage.ca/alberta/

Map and accompanying chart graphically illustrate the natural and human history of Alberta from 18,000 - 500 years ago.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~walde/testtime.html

Biography of Samuel de Champlain and his voyages of exploration, the Mi'kmaq, consequences of the meeting between First Nations and European cultures, and colonization of Acadia. Section on life in Acadia and the Deportation.
http://www.histori.ca/champlain/index.do

Virtual exhibit explores the history of the town of Yale, B.C., from the earliest aboriginal inhabitants through the time of early exploration, settlement and finally the Fraser River Gold Rush boom.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/CommunityMemories/ACIV/000a/Exhi...

Virtual exhibit introduces the Secwepemc First Nation of British Columbia, their language, stories, legends, archaeological sites and pre-contact village life. Includes a glossary and resources.
http://secwepemc.sd73.bc.ca/

History of ancient cultural groups of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland: the Maritime Archaic Indians, the Groswater and Dorset Paleoeskimo Groups, and the Recent Indians (Beothuks) in the early European period.
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collecti...

Presents a virtual exhibition on the findings of the North Coast Prehistory Project. Gives archaeological information, and describes digs, artifacts and research on the Tsimshian peoples of northern coastal British Columbia.
http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/tsimsian/intro02e.html

Historical study on the Native peoples prior to the incursions of the Europeans. Study based on archaeological evidence.
http://www.civilization.ca/archeo/hnpc/npint01e.html

Explores Inuit culture through oral histories, archaeological research, and the writings of various 19th-century explorers, fur traders, and missionaries who visited the western Arctic.
http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/inuvial/indexe.html