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Little Pie from the Prairies

While it has touted the name “forgotten pie” in recent years, flapper pie has been a staple for generations Prairie families.

Primary Sources relating to Canadians of Chinese Ancestry

In this lesson, students will work with a variety of primary sources and analyze each source for knowledge and meaning.

Changemakers of Chinese Ancestry

In this lesson, students will focus on the contributions of successful Canadians of Chinese ancestry, analyze the challenges that they have overcome, and celebrate their successes.

Chilkat Blanket

Chilkat blankets are one of the best examples of the Northwest Coast’s exceptional weaving industry.


Marguerite Bourgeoys’s Travel Trunk

This humble suitcase crossed the Atlantic Ocean seven times.


Washday: The Weekly Ritual

For generations, society has historically expected women to not only do the laundry — but to do it well..


Straightlaced or Straight-up Lacy?

From the archives: In 1920s Winnipeg, a groundbreaking fashion show introduces shoppers to the latest trends in lingerie style.


No Votes For Men!

Nellie McClung and a group of devoted suffragists stage their mock parliament to make a point about women’s equality.


Imperial Plots

Book Review: If anyone can take the topic of colonial settlement on the prairies and make it sing, it’s Carter. A historian in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta, her focus is the intersection of gendered colonial-Indigenous relations on the prairies. With Imperial Plots, Carter has again proven her talents.


Of First Ministers and Lost Chances

New musical explores the what-ifs that surround the life of Canada’s fourth prime minister.