Important french canadians Flashcards

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Les Iroquois

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Les Canadians connaissaient res bien le domaine de l’agriculture. hommes et femmes etaient les premiers fermiers de cetter nation. Leurs recoltes consistaient en du mais, des harivots et courges

The Canadians knew the field of agriculture very well. men and women were the first farmers of this nation. Their crops consisted of maize, beans and squash. (first farmers of Canada)

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John MacIntosh

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Un agronome candien, a developpe la premiere pomme MacIntosh au monde

A Canadian agronomist, developed the world’s first MacIntosh apple

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John McLennan

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Dans le domaine de la science et de la medecine, les canadiens etaient bein connus. En 1918, ill a decouvert comment extraire l’helium du gaz naturel. avec cette decouverte, voyager en dirigeable etait possible

In science and medicine, Canadians were well known. In 1918, he discovered how to extract helium from natural gas. with this discovery, traveling by airship was possible

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Dr Banting

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Il a change le mond de la medecine qyand il a decouvert l’insulin. Pour cette grande devouverte, en 1923 il a recu le premier prix nobel pour le Canada

He changed the world of medicine when he discovered insulin. For this great discovery, in 1923 he received the first Nobel Prize for Canada.

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Marc Garneau

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le premier canadien dans l’espace, nous ont transporte vers un autre monde et le canadarm (le bras spatian canadien) a marque une nouvell facon d’explorer l’espace

transported us to another world and the canadarm (the canadian space arm) marked a new way to explore space

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Roberta Bondar

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le premier femme canadien dans l’espace, nous ont transporte vers un autre monde et le canadarm (le bras spatian canadien) a marque une nouvell facon d’explorer l’espace

Transported us to another world and the canadarm (the canadian space arm) marked a new way to explore space

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Joseph Tyrell

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Les canadiens ont laissé une marque sur le monde naturel, comme, par example, il etait archeologue. il a fait ses recherche sure les bords de la rive de Drumheller. La-bas, il a trouve le squelette d’un nouveau dinosaure, l’Albertosaure en 1884

Canadians left a mark on the natural world, like, for example, he was an archaeologist. he made his research on the shores of Drumheller. There, he found the skeleton of a new dinosaur, Albertosaurus in 1884.

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Bill Lishman

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Il a était le premier Canadian a s’entrainer et a voler avec des bernaches du canada. Un premiere au monde.

He was the first Canadian to train and fly with Canada geese. A first in the world.

“A vole avec les bernaches”

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Marylin Bell

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Elle a etait la premier personne au monde a nager le lac ontario en 1954. elle a proclame qu’elle l’a fait pour le Canada

She was the first person in the world to swim Lake Ontario in 1954. She claimed she did it for Canada

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Catriona Le May Doan

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Elle est deux fois championne olympique en patinage de vitesse

She is a two-time Olympic champion in speed skating

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Terry Fox

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Il a etait le premeir a courir a travers le Canada a fin d’ammaser des fonds pour la recherce sure le Cancer

He was the first to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research

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Rick Hansen

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il a etait le premier homme en chaise roulante a parcourir le mond afin d’amasser des fonds pour la recherche sur la moelle epinere

he was the first man in a wheelchair to travel the world to raise funds for spinal cord research

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Mary Ann Shadd

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elle a etait la premeire journaliste canadienne noire et la premier redactirce en chef de l’amerique du nord.

she was the first black canadian journalist and the first editor-in-chief in north america.

premeir femme noire redactrice en chef

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Louise McKinney

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La premiere femme elue au corps législatif en 1917. C’etait un premiere pour le Canada et l’Angleterre. Un an plus tot, les femmes ont recu le droit de vote

The first woman elected to the legislative body in 1917. It was a first for Canada and England. A year earlier, women received the right to vote

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Nellie McClung

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Elle a été une des femmes qui a lutté pour ce droit a voter

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Jeanne Sauve

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elle est devenue la premiere femme gouverneure generale pour canada

she became the first female governor general for canada

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Laurie Skreslet

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Le premier Canadian a faire l’ascension du mont Everest

first canadian to climb mount everest

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John McCrae

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L’auteur du poeme “In Flanders Fields”, ont montre au monde entier la creativte et la determination des Canadiens. Ces memes qualites ont motive plusieurs Candiens a accomplir des premieres dans plusieurs domaines

The author of the poem “In Flanders Fields”, showed the world the creativity and the determination of the Canadians. These same qualities have motivated many Candians to achieve firsts in several fields.

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Jaques Cartier

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A nomme le Canada

Named Canada

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Calixa Lavallee

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A compose la musique pour O Canada

Composed the music for O Canada

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Lester B. Pearson

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a donne un nouveau drapeau au canada

Gave a new flag to Canada

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Rick Hansen

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a parcouru le monde en chaise roulante

Travelled the world in a wheelchair

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Les Haida

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premier colons de la Colombie Britanique

first settlers of BC

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Le Bluenose

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un voilier canadien

a canadian sailboat

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Le labrador

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un chien canadian

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les snowbirds

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les avions canadien

canadian airplanes

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Jaques Plante

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a invente la masque protecteur

invented the face mask