tikeyas_mom
07-01-2004, 02:25 PM
CANADA IS 137 YEARS OLD TODAY!!! SO I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A POST JUST REMINDING EVERYONE!!
In the early 1500s, Jacques Cartier used a First Nations word for village, “kanata”, to refer to the country he had encountered.
European map makers later used “Canada” as a name for all the land north of the St. Lawrence River.
Canada was home to aboriginal peoples for thousands of years before the arrival of the Europeans, and so it's appropriate that the name should come from their language.
From Victoria British Columbia, Banff and Jasper Alberta, to Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada has to be the most amazingly beautiful country. So I salute you Oh' Canada, and all your forests, wonderful people, and wildlife. O' and dont forget the beer ;).
I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader,
And I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber or own a dogsled,
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally, or Susie from Canada,
Although I am certain they are really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it "about" ... not "a-boot".
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping not policing;
Diversity not assimilation;
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A tuque is hat; a chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced ZED not ZEE, ZED!
Canada is the second largest landmass,
The first nation of hockey,
And the best part of North America!
My name is Jynnelle, and I am Canadian eh! haha
http://www.marmalade.ca/images/canada-day.jpg
In the early 1500s, Jacques Cartier used a First Nations word for village, “kanata”, to refer to the country he had encountered.
European map makers later used “Canada” as a name for all the land north of the St. Lawrence River.
Canada was home to aboriginal peoples for thousands of years before the arrival of the Europeans, and so it's appropriate that the name should come from their language.
From Victoria British Columbia, Banff and Jasper Alberta, to Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada has to be the most amazingly beautiful country. So I salute you Oh' Canada, and all your forests, wonderful people, and wildlife. O' and dont forget the beer ;).
I am not a lumberjack or a fur trader,
And I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber or own a dogsled,
And I don't know Jimmy, Sally, or Susie from Canada,
Although I am certain they are really, really nice.
I have a Prime Minister, not a President.
I speak English and French, not American.
And I pronounce it "about" ... not "a-boot".
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping not policing;
Diversity not assimilation;
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal!
A tuque is hat; a chesterfield is a couch.
And it is pronounced ZED not ZEE, ZED!
Canada is the second largest landmass,
The first nation of hockey,
And the best part of North America!
My name is Jynnelle, and I am Canadian eh! haha
http://www.marmalade.ca/images/canada-day.jpg