MY PLACE IN THE WORLD Web Sites

General Web Sites That May Be of Interest

Most spiritual faiths discussed in My Place in the World have their own easily accessed Web sites on the Internet.

You may find national and local newspaper Web sites useful for up-to-date information and discussion on some of the topics treated in My Place in the World. The government site would be most useful for finding out about current and proposed legislation.

The Globe and Mail
The National Post
The Toronto Star
The Government of Canada

The following sites provide information on the Innu and Innu spirituality:

Innu Nation

Native Languages of the Americas: Montagnais Inu (Innu-Aimun, Innu Aionun)

Memorial University's Aboriginal Peoples Web site contains information about the Aboriginal peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The following site provides information from the Assembly of First Nations:

Assembly of First Nations

An excellent source of information for the study of religious organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador is the Web site of Dr. Hans Rollmann. Go to the opening page of the Newfoundland and Labrador Religions site and follow the links.

The Web sites for the Red Cross of Canada, Christian Children's Fund of Canada, and Samaritan's Purse are excellent sites for examining how some organizations take social action in the world.

The Leadership.ca page "A Day in the Life: Gander rolls out the welcome mat" discusses the role of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, on September 11, 2001, as U.S. airspace was shut down.

Specific Web Sites Referred to in My Place in the World

Chapter 1: What Are Ethics? What Is Fair?

Page 13, Text, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
Go to the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy Web site, then go to CCP family of sites and click on the link for giving and volunteering.ca

Page 28, Activity 2, Web site for Atlantic Journalism Awards
Go to the Atlantic Journalism AwardsWeb site and click on "news releases."

Page 30, Quick Byte, VisionTV's programming details
Go to Vision TV's Program Guide and click on the Newfoundland tab.

Chapter 2: Social Justice and Me

Page 44, Activity 4, Fair Labour Association
Go to the Fair Labour Association Web site

Pages 45 and 46, Quick Byte and Activity, Free the Children Web site
Go to the Free the Children Web site

Page 60, Activity, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Go to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Web site

Page 60, Activity, United Nations' Universal Declaration on Human Rights
Go to the United Nations' Universal Declaration on Human Rights Web page

Page 61, Activity, Newfoundland Heritage Society
Go to the Newfoundland Heritage Society Web site

Page 62, Activity 1, Canadian Foodgrains Bank Web site
Go to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Web site

Page 64, Quick Byte (a), Amnesty International Web site
Go to the Amnesty International Web site

Page 64, Quick Byte (b), Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) Web site
Go to the Canadian Council on Social Development Web site

Page 71, Quick Byte, Canadian government Web site
Go to Citizenship and Immigration Canada and follow the links to find a copy of the Canadian government's Refugee Sponsorship Kit.

Chapter 3: Belonging and Me

Page 93, Quick Byte, Date for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Go to the Prayer for Christian Unity 2003 Web site and scroll down to The search for unity: throughout the year. You will probably have to change the year to match the current year during which you are looking up the material.

Page 96, Activity 1, Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Web site
Go to the Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Web site.

Chapter 5: Faith and Responsibility in the Global Village

Page 179, Activity, Canadian Bible Society Web site
Go to the Canadian Bible Society Web site


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