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A long overdue reference list for tumblr for ctcsherry's provinces and territories, around which we based the YouTube I Am Matthewian Project (2009-2013) and which subsequently inspired @project-canada (2013-2017).

Please note: not all the characters received human names while the project was active. Please see my post on human name explanations (and the notes for a couple of characters I missed), I have included the fanon names that I am aware of.)

While I did not create these characters, I was part of the cast/crew of IAMP from the fall of 2009 until the end, so I'm happy to clarify whatever I (or anyone else who was around!) can remember or dig up. I also just want everyone to keep in mind that the Hetalia fandom was a very different place in 2009, and a lot of characterizations do rely on tongue-in-cheek stereotypes. They have been interpreted a lot over the past 15+ years by different people. Take it with a grain of salt!

Based on real life. I have a witness now.

There is Always a Lost Nordiques Man.

was halfway through before i was like "damn another grave drawing?" how macabre TTnTT

the Yellowknife film fest just passed recently so here she is outside of the Capitol theatre :)

THAT IS LITERALLY THE FACE RALPH MADE, BTW!!!

Alberta walks into R.J’s office in Regina, and asks him if it’s legal to teach an animal how to drive, R.J. replies that it’s neither legal or illegal to do so, and asks him why he’s asking about that.

Alberta doesn’t respond, R.J asks him if it’s out of curiosity or if he’s legitimately thinking about teaching an animal how to drive.

Alberta looks away for a few moments, then books it out of the office, and R.J. literally crawls over his desk to follow Alberta, screaming something about fines and stuff, and that all because Fort McMurray managed to successfully teach Patches how to drive and follow all the traffic laws doesn’t mean that Alberta can.

@flufftober

of course all of my decent sketches aren't in my actual sketchbook...

Inspired by @shiptalia-sea-of-stars , here’s my own redesign of one of Sherry’s canadian province characters — with a twist! Thank you to you and the @project-canada community for giving this fan web series so much love even today!

The affective feeling I get from Jean’s original design has changed dramatically since meeting my Québécois friends. He’s his own icon and I love him dearly, especially with how he’s evolved through the fandom over the years. I wanted to try and bring the best out of him through the things that my friends are proud of — and play with the big open secret about Canadian identity. I thought it would be hilarious if Matthew’s self-actualisation was achieved through becoming a concept commonly contrasted against what he’s supposed to represent.

belated discovery day doodles :) a couple of different 1890s outfits

not to get emo on a little post (forgive me ive been very emo lately) but this gal here is the Reason i joined IAMP back in 2009. I was having a conversation about this recently that made me get all misty eyed and everything and it is very important to me personally that i got to be her VA and that i got to have some input on her human name and characterization.

the klondike gold rush has been my big history obsession since i was old enough to have one. theoretically it says 'sourdough' on my birth certificate because i was born in the territory, haha, so its been part of me for as long as i have been me. (don't ask why my yukon health card is more legible than my alberta one shh)

anyway discovery day is celebrated the third monday of august each year. you'll see skookum jim often listed as the guy responsible for discovering gold in the klondike, but you'll see kate carmack credited less often because [gestures to a long history of the erasure of Indigenous women] yknow.