Links and Resources to Support Sam Steele Educational Activities

Websites

Sir Sam Steele Collection
http://steele.library.ualberta.ca/index.html

Historical Thinking Project
http://historicalthinking.ca/
Check the sections on Concepts, Research & Reports, Lessons and Resources.

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Sam Steele 
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007685 

RCMP short biography of Sam Steele 		
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Home > History > Historical Notes, Uniform and Dress > Sam Benfield Steele 
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hist/hnud-nhut/sam-steele-eng.htm

Library and Archives Canada website 
Steele, Samuel Benfield’s personnel records with the NWMP.  Regimental number 0.40
There are 229 pages in this file and many are not particularly interesting, but a highly motivated student or small group of students might find it interesting to click through it to look for the nuggets.
> Military and Peacekeeping > North West Mounted Police (NWMP) - Personnel Records, 1873-1904

Library and Archives Canada also had a popular history of the RCMP written and some curriculum developed.  This history could be compared to the history on the RCMP website.  See
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/nwmp-pcno/index-e.html or:
"Without Fear, Favour or Affection" - The Men of the North West Mounted Police

Wikipedia Sam Steele (Use with caution: As with all Wikipedia pages, information will need to be verified.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Steele
Includes: early life, early military career, life in the Mounties, Boear War and second military career, personal papers

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hist/index-eng.htm
•	Archives
•	Historical Highlights
•	Historical Notes, Uniform and Dress
•	March West
•	Origins of the RCMP
•	RCMP and Second World War
•	RCMP History: A Select Bibliography
•	RCMP Heritage Centre
•	RCMP Commissioners
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Diary of Commissioner George Arthur French
Home > History > The March West > Diary of Commissioner George Arthur French: July 
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/hist/march/jul-eng.htm 

Peel Library - Educational Resources 
http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/educationalresources/index.html 

Peel's Prairie Provinces provides fertile ground for educators and learners of all types to discover the rich history of the Canadian prairies. From elementary school children to post secondary educators, the resources found within Peel can be used for a wide variety of educational purposes.

1.  Elementary and Secondary School: Curriculum-based Lesson Plans: Aboriginals 
•	Aboriginal Education — A Canadian Failure? (Grade 10 – 12)
•	Aboriginal Legends (Grades 2 – 5)
•	Aboriginal Legends WebQuest (Grades 2 – 5)
•	Aboriginal Treaties Webquest (Grade 9)
•	The Treaty — Guaranteed Forever? (Grade 7 – 9)
•	Treaties Webquest (Grade 9)

2.French Canadians 
•	La Presence Francophonie en Alberta / Our Francophone Heritage (Grade 4 – 6)
      .    Louis Riel – Did He Have a Fair Trial? (Grades 7 – 12

Books

Robert Stewart, Sam Steele: Lion of the Frontier, (2nd ed.) Centax Books/Publishing Solutions, Print West Group & Friends of the Mounted Police Museum, Regina 1999.

Sam Steele, Forty Years in Canada, 1st edition, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1915, 2nd ed., Prospero Books, Toronto 2000.