Years in History
The year in which Canada was established as a country.
1867.
The three constitutionally recognized groups of Indigenous peoples.
First Nations
Inuit
Metis
This amputee planned to run from St John's to Victoria to raise money for cancer research. He ultimately did not make it past Thunder Bay.
Terry Fox.
This mountain range, home to Banff National Park, forms the border between British Columbia and Alberta.
This historic city is the only walled city in North America outside of Mexico.
Quebec City.
The year in which the most recent constitution was signed, establishing full independence from Britain.
1982.
The Indigenous peoples that inhabit much of Canada's northern territories.
The Inuit
This scientist is world renowned for his climate activism, and hosted The Nature of Things.
David Suzuki.
The provinces on the east coast of Canada are commonly referred to by this term.
The Maritimes.
This Caribbean nation almost joined Canada.
Jamaica
Barbados
The Bahamas
The year in which the Statute of Westminster was signed, putting Canada in charge of its foreign affairs.
1931.
This group of Indigenous people are the descendants of French settlers and the Cree people.
The Metis
Known as "The Great One", this Canadian hockey player is the highest point scorer and assist producer in the NHL.
Wayne Gretzky.
This body of water is bordered by Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
Hudson's Bay.
Following a 50 year border-dispute, Canada now shares a border with this European country.
Denmark (Greenland).
The year in which Nunavut split from the Northwest Territories, becoming the final territory in Canada.
1999.
A confederacy of 5 (later 6) tribes that inhabited much of southern Ontario and the northeastern United States.
The Iroquois Confederacy or the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
He was the first person to successfully synthesize insulin.
Frederick Banting
This settlement is the northernmost continually inhabited place on Earth.
Alert, Nunavut.
This Newfoundland town starred in a Broadway production about transatlantic flights being grounded during 9/11.
Gander
The year in which the first women were granted the right to vote in federal elections.
1917.
This Indigenous leader led the Red River Rebellion to secure the rights of the Metis people in the newly founded province of Manitoba.
Louis Riel
She was the first woman to serve in the House of Commons as an MP.
Agnes MacPhail.
Much of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Nunavut is covered by this geographic region, characterized by exposed bedrock and thin soil.
The Canadian Shield.
Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, the Aga Khan, and Leonard Cohen were pallbearers at this Canadian leader's funeral.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau