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Enlace: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/maritimes/
Descripción: Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada.
« Throughout history, the ocean has played an integral role in shaping the identity of Atlantic Canadians. It was the mainstay of the first people on this land, the Aboriginals; it brought the first Viking explorers, as well as later adventurers, to our shores; it lured the first Western European settlers here with its rich bounty of fish. Even today, the people of this region use the ocean as a source of transportation, recreation, employment, and food; and also as a source of inspiration for their songs, stories, poems, paintings and carvings. If you visit any fishing village along our coastline you will see, hear and taste the impact this rich resource has on their lives. No other force has shaped this region's culture and people as much as the ocean.»
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