These lessons will provide students with the opportunity to explore and investigate interactions among Europeans, Blacks and Indigenous peoples, with a focus on delving deeper into the often untold experience of Black fur traders as the primary focus.

In this activity, students will explore key turning points in the fur trade and determine the impact of these events on different groups in Canada.

In this lesson, students will create and perform a puppet play about the Battle of Seven Oaks.

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. 

In this activity, students will learn about Madeleine Parent and the history of workers’ rights in Canada.

In this lesson students are introduced to the historical thinking concept of Historical Perspectives through an examination of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War.

In this lesson students explore several seminal Canadian First World War battles with an emphasis on the experiences of soldiers in the trenches.

In this lesson students explore the role of the Canadian Patriotic Fund during the First World War.

In this web chat, the 2018 Young Citizens share their tips, tricks, and advice for creating a winning Heritage Fair project.

Watch now: in this webinar Charles Hou discusses a variety of classroom exercises using visual primary sources.

Watch now: In this webinar, Paul Gareau discusses the Indigenous Canada Massive Online Open Course from the University of Alberta that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.