Talk:History of Alberta
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[edit] Expanding the article
I'm interested in greatly expanding this article. A rough outline is what I have in mind:
- pre-european settlement(until 1871)
- European Settlement before 1905(1871 - 1905)
- post 1905 growth (1905- 1920)
- The rise of prairie populism(1920-1935)
- Social Credit(1935-1947)
- The discovery of oil(1947 - 1972)
- Loughheed's conservatives(1972 -1982)
- Crash of the 80's(1982-1992)
- The Klein Era(1992-2006)
- Recent Developments(2006 - now)
Major themes: I believe there are two major themes to explore when addressing Alberta history 1) The relationship with Ottawa and Alberta's divergent political views that have arisen 2) Alberta's economic strength
Anyways, I hope I can develop something over time. This is a fairly large topic area really. (Unsigned Trvthseeker (talk) - 21:06, 20 March 2006)
[edit] Other subtopics
Other subtopics that should be covered:
- Aboriginal wars (territorial dominance of different tribes (Cree, Blackfoot, Dene/Chipewyan) before colonisation, relation with fur traders)
- Exporers (such as Alexander MacKenzie, Peter Pond, David Thompson) and their travels through Alberta (Canadian Rockies passes, travel along rivers, Hudson Bay Company trading posts)
- North West Mounted Police/RCMP history in the province, including whisky trade, forts built.
- first european communities established (Fort Vermilion, Fort Chipewyan), first colonies in what turned into major cities.
- Railway period (northern route promises and the settlement of the Edmonton area, southern route reality and the growth of railway prairie towns, subsequent compensation of Edmonton).
Please add more. --Qyd 14:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Stub update
Seems as if this article uses an old stub version. Should be updated by someone who finds the appropriate ones. --Nyp 15:14, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New Template
I've been working on a new template for the Histories of the Provinces. See here:
 History of the Provinces and territories of Canada |
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| Federal: | History of Canada |
| Provinces: | British Columbia • Alberta • Saskatchewan • Manitoba • Ontario • Quebec New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Territories: | Yukon • Northwest Territories • Nunavut |
Do you think we need it? And is this the right format for it? Thanks. Kevlar67 02:38, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
