National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan Will Provide Even Greater Opportunities for Canadians to Understand and Celebrate Our National Heritage
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PROUDLY BRINGING YOU CANADA AT ITS BEST National Historic Sites of Canada S YSTEM P LAN Parks Parcs Canada Canada 2 6 5 Identification of images on the front cover photo montage: 1 1. Lower Fort Garry 4 2. Inuksuk 3. Portia White 3 4. John McCrae 5. Jeanne Mance 6. Old Town Lunenburg © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, (2000) ISBN: 0-662-29189-1 Cat: R64-234/2000E Cette publication est aussi disponible en français www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca National Historic Sites of Canada S YSTEM P LAN Foreword Canadians take great pride in the people, places and events that shape our history and identify our country. We are inspired by the bravery of our soldiers at Normandy and moved by the words of John McCrae’s "In Flanders Fields." We are amazed at the vision of Louis-Joseph Papineau and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. We are enchanted by the paintings of Emily Carr and the writings of Lucy Maud Montgomery. We look back in awe at the wisdom of Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier. We are moved to tears of joy by the humour of Stephen Leacock and tears of gratitude for the courage of Tecumseh. We hold in high regard the determination of Emily Murphy and Rev. Josiah Henson to overcome obstacles which stood in the way of their dreams. We give thanks for the work of the Victorian Order of Nurses and those who organ- ized the Underground Railroad. We think of those who suffered and died at Grosse Île in the dream of reaching a new home. We think equally of the more than a million people who flowed through Pier 21 in Halifax and not only survived but thrived in the building of Canada. These are defining moments of our history. These are our greatest inheritance. These are the stories and the histories that we hold in trust for future generations. The National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan will provide even greater opportunities for Canadians to understand and celebrate our national heritage. We shall build on the strong foundation of our past and address the imperative for constant improvement to the system to ensure that it truly reflects the diversity of our nation and fully represents the manifold of our history. In that regard, I have charged the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to do more to mark the historic achievements of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, women and ethnocultural communities. We can, and indeed must, do better. The Board and I share the commitment to recognize and tell with pride the contributions made by all those who came before us in shaping our remarkable and cherished country of Canada. Sheila Copps Minister of Canadian Heritage Signal Hill, Newfoundland Commemorates Defence of St. John’s Foreword Canadians take great pride in the people, places and events that shape our history and identify our country. We are inspired by the bravery of our soldiers at Normandy and moved by the words of John McCrae’s "In Flanders Fields." We are amazed at the vision of Louis-Joseph Papineau and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. We are enchanted by the paintings of Emily Carr and the writings of Lucy Maud Montgomery. We look back in awe at the wisdom of Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier. We are moved to tears of joy by the humour of Stephen Leacock and tears of gratitude for the courage of Tecumseh. We hold in high regard the determination of Emily Murphy and Rev. Josiah Henson to overcome obstacles which stood in the way of their dreams. We give thanks for the work of the Victorian Order of Nurses and those who organ- ized the Underground Railroad. We think of those who suffered and died at Grosse Île in the dream of reaching a new home. We think equally of the more than a million people who flowed through Pier 21 in Halifax and not only survived but thrived in the building of Canada. These are defining moments of our history. These are our greatest inheritance. These are the stories and the histories that we hold in trust for future generations. The National Historic Sites of Canada System Plan will provide even greater opportunities for Canadians to understand and celebrate our national heritage. We shall build on the strong foundation of our past and address the imperative for constant improvement to the system to ensure that it truly reflects the diversity of our nation and fully represents the manifold of our history. In that regard, I have charged the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to do more to mark the historic achievements of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, women and ethnocultural communities. We can, and indeed must, do better. The Board and I share the commitment to recognize and tell with pride the contributions made by all those who came before us in shaping our remarkable and cherished country of Canada. Sheila Copps Minister of Canadian Heritage Signal Hill, Newfoundland Commemorates Defence of St. John’s Table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION . 1 The System of National Historic Sites of Canada . 1 Enhancing the System . 5 System Planning . 7 2. THEMATIC FRAMEWORK . 9 The Thematic Framework . 10 Peopling the Land . 11 Developing Economies . 15 Governing Canada . 18 Building Social and Community Life . 20 Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life . 22 Using the Thematic Framework . 26 3. CURRENT SITUATION — THEMATIC REPRESENTATION . 27 Peopling the Land . 27 Developing Economies . 30 Governing Canada . 33 Building Social and Community Life . 34 Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life . 37 4. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES . 39 Aboriginal Peoples, Ethnocultural Communities and Women . 39 Commemoration of Aboriginal History . 42 Commemoration of Ethnocultural Communities’History . 44 Commemoration of Women’s History . 46 5 . ENHANCING THE SYSTEM . 49 Engaging Canadians in Designation . 49 Engaging Canadians in Stewardship . 51 FIGURES AND ILLUSTRATION 1. The National Historic Sites of Canada . 3 2. National Historic Sites of Canada Thematic Framework . 10 3. The System of National Historic Sites of Canada, 1919–1999 . 26 4. Enhancing the System — Aboriginal History Commemorations, 1990–1999 . after page 48 5. Enhancing the System — Ethnocultural Communities’History Commemorations, 1990–1999 . ..