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Bring labour history into your classroom with these lesson plans and activities.
Compiled by Canada’s History
2019 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, providing a timely opportunity to look back at stories of work and workers in Canada. Bring labour history into your classroom with these lesson plans and activities.
In this lesson, students will use role play to learn about the experiences of Black sleeping car porters on the job.
In this activity, students will learn about Madeleine Parent and the history of workers’ rights in Canada.
In this activity, students will analyze multiple accounts of the Winnipeg General Strike, noting important similarities and differences in the points of view they represent.
In these activities students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the role of Black fur traders.
This lesson focuses on exploring what is known about specific Black fur traders, learning more about their life and character, and applying this knowledge to illustrate why they were qualified for various jobs at the Hudson’s Bay Company or North West Company.
A cadre of historians, artists and activists champion social justice via comic books. In 2013, they published a free comic on Canada’s early labour movement.
The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike remains an unparalleled moment of solidarity among Canadian workers.
From changing working conditions at factories to the role of labour activists in strikes, these 8 Young Citizens videos share stories about the history of work in Canada.
Explore the meaning and the significance of the phrase “We are all Treaty People.”
The Archives of Ontario used twitter to share a remarkable diary from the War of 1812.
Explore the symbolism in the Treaty medal.