Stalin Township to Hansen Township
Document Type
Student Work
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Josef Stalin, Stalin Township, historic city name changes, controversial places, Rick Hansen, Ukrainian Canadians
Description
This timeline offers viewers a brief history of the Canadian Hansen Township, and the journey of its original controversial name and how it came to be changed. Specifically, it provides background information on Stalin as a figure of war, Hansen as a Canadian hero, and how the two are related in the context of this township. The timeline covers different sections of history: Stalin’s role in the war and his actions, Hansen’s life and his impact, the original naming of the township, the renaming of the township, and the aftermath of the renaming.
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences (FHASS)
Copyright
© Duncan Levings, Paula Miquelarena, Zhenlin Liu, Natalie Sandoval-Prieto
Terms of Use
Terms of Use for Works posted in SOURCE.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
SOURCE Citation
Levings, Duncan; Miquelarena, Paula; Liu, Zhenlin; and Sandoval-Prieto, Natalie, "Stalin Township to Hansen Township" (2020). Controversial Commemorations in Ontario: Fall 2020. 7.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/swfhass_projects_public_history_cco/7