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When Europeans starting coming to North America to live, they changed everything. How did they affect the people who were already here? Where did the newcomers come from and where did they settle? And how did they live?

See what’s available in the February-March 2022 issue of Canada’s History.

In this activity, students will learn about Canadians’ divided opinion on whether Indochinese refugees should have relocated to Canada.

In this reflection, Ben Bourne Flosman encourages kids to recognize their own unique experiences and to stand up for what is right.

In this activity, students will analyze photographs to get comfortable working with primary sources.

This lesson examines the various viewpoints and perspectives of the participants in the Confederation debates, including the voices of women, Indigenous peoples and other groups left out of the process.

This lesson introduces students to the principles of responsible government for which LaFontaine and Baldwin fought. 

In this lesson, students will analyze artifacts to learn about the experiences of Black sleeping car porters on the job. 

In the early days of moviemaking, two companies competed to tell the story of the North. Nanook of the North soared to enduring fame; no one remembers the other film.

Nancy Payne, editor of Kayak, speaks with Joseph Trivers, Music Acquisitions Librarian, about a song that at one time served as Canada’s unofficial national anthem, and a song from a Norwegian play sung by a celebrated Canadian soprano.