Talk:History of Alberta

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Contents 1 Expanding the article 1.1 Other subtopics 2 Stub update 3 New Template 4 Petroleum history

[edit] Expanding the article

I'm interested in greatly expanding this article. A rough outline is what I have in mind:

1. pre-european settlement(until 1871)
2. European Settlement before 1905(1871 - 1905)
3. post 1905 growth (1905- 1920)
4. The rise of prairie populism(1920-1935)
5. Social Credit(1935-1947)
6. The discovery of oil(1947 - 1972)
7. Loughheed's conservatives(1972 -1982)
8. Crash of the 80's(1982-1992)
9. The Klein Era(1992-2006)
10. 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:

v • d • e History of the Provinces and territories of Canada
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)

[edit] Petroleum history

Many errors in the later history segment, in respect to petroleum history. Please refer to Wiki petroleum history articles for at least some useful information. I have added links to them within a topic sentence. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pmbcomm (talk • contribs) 01:11, 12 May 2007 (UTC).