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An Elder's Perspective

Watch now: in this webinar Elder Florence Paynter provides an “Elder’s Perspective” to treaty making and the importance of teaching treaties in the classroom.


Reflections on the making of Treaty 1 and the implications of Canada's Indian Act of 1876

Watch now: this webinar examines the written record of Treaty 1, the first of Canada's western treaties. 


Using Visual and Written Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking

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


Nan Sdins

Remnants of Haida village reveal a rich and flamboyant society.


Designate a National Historic Site

Every person, place, or thing has a history. But only some make it into the history books. And a very few get singled out for special treatment.


History Idol: Thanadelthur

Canada's History web editor Tanja Hütter thinks Thanadelthur is a positive example of 1700s-era girl power.


Inuit portrait rescued from obscurity

Historian Marianne P. Stopp came across a previously lost pencil drawing by an unknown artist that shows a group of Labrador Inuit brought to England in 1772 by Captain George Cartwright.


Lost Heroes of Comic Book History

Canada’s History caught up with comic book historian Hope Nicholson, who along with partner Rachel Richey, is spearheading the drive to introduce Nelvana to a new generation of readers.


Lost Religion of the Beothuk

Little is known about the spiritual beliefs of Newfoundland's now-extinct Beothuk people. But archaeologists have recently come up with some new theories.  


The Battle of Lundy’s Lane

The final months of the War of 1812 were marked by increasingly fierce fighting. One of the bloodiest battles ever fought in Canada took place at Lundy's Lane in present-day Niagara Falls in July 1814. Episode 6 of the War of 1812 Video Field Guide.