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Moccasins and Book

Items including moccasins and a book that were used by Philip de Carteret when he worked as a trapper and fur trader for Revillon Frères and the Hudson’s Bay Company between 1929 and 1934 in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec are profiled. 


Moccasins

Moccasins are among the most abundant articles of clothing housed in Canadian museum collections.


Lost Generations

An Inuk artist reflects on the legacy of the residential schools in the Far North.


A Community's Loss

The Mohawk of Kahnawake were renowned for their skill and agility when it came to high-steel construction. But in 1907, they were the hardest hit when the Quebec Bridge collapsed.


From Beavers to Bears: The History of Canadian Currency

A look at some wild ways Canadians cashed in on goods and services.


Titans

From brewers, to rail barons, to oil-and-gas giants, these tycoons changed Canada.


A History of Canada in Ten Maps

Book Review: Adam Shoalts is a well-known Canadian explorer who has documented his travels through remote landscapes via a series of popular narratives.


Mapmaker

Book Review: Mitchell establishes her interest in Turnor through genealogy — she is a direct descendent of the map-maker and, like him, is descended from Orkney Scottish and Cree ancestors from the eighteenth century


Classroom Fight

Fiction Feature: It’s Manitoba in 1888. Is it better for French-speaking and English-speaking friends to go to school together, or to have a chance to learn in their own language?


Biography of HBC co-founder claims RBC Taylor Prize

Other Canadian history books receive multiple 2020 award nominations.