Monday, February 6, 2012

The Missing Pages In Canadian History

Our assignment was to research a list of four different historical figures. This post will describe and talk about who they are and what they did to make a change in the world we live in today.

Don Moore:

Born in Philadelphia, 1938 Moore played piano but switched to the bass in 1959. He was a very well known musician who performed with many famous stars such as Jackie McLean, Frank Foster and Lee Morgan. Don Moore Is currently living in NewYork.

Olivier Le Jeune:

Date of birth unknown, but passed away on May 10th, 1654. Olivier was the first recorded slave purchased in New France. He was A young boy who lived in Madagascar He was known to have been less than 8 years of age. In 1632, He was educated in Quebec by a priest known as Father Le Jeune.

Isaac Phills:

Isaac Lived in DartMouth, Nova Scotia, He was A steel worker of west Indiana Origin. He was a hard worker who raised and saved money for his families education.

Negro Creek:

The Creek was discovered in the 1860's, It was a creek located in the east Kootenay region of British Columbia. It was Originally known as "Nigger Creek" but was changed in 1961. The creek was used for mining by Chinese and Europeans.

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