Introduction
Canada is the northern nation in North America. Historically, the territory now called Canada was settled in waves. Archaeological evidence suggests it began perhaps 30,000 years ago with First Nations (Wright 1976). Europeans – Scandinavians (about 1,000 years ago), French, and finally British (from 500 to 100 years ago) – colonized the land. Four British colonies joined, and Canada became a nation in 1867. The nation has continued to develop to have ten provinces and three territories.
The large area and the history of the country fragmented cultural heritage management policy and practice across Canada. That area and history also allowed heritage policies to change with the development of the nation so that now, stewardship of and education about Canada’s archaeological heritage work to protect that heritage and strengthen the cultural identities of Canadians.
Initially, a federal system of government was adopted. This established that the federal government was...
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Lea, J. (2014). Canada: Cultural Heritage Management Education. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_1200
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