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Connecting Communities Through History

Watch the recordings of the 11th Canada’s History Forum.


Our Voices Have Power

Lisa Howell believes in the transformative power of education and encourages her students to not only think deeply and critically, but to also take action.


Crooked Knives

Crooked knife blades were some of the earliest trade goods brought to North America from Europe by the Hudson’s Bay Company.


How Furs Built Canada

There’s no way we can tell you everything about the fur trade era, but in this issue, you’ll discover some of the people behind the fur trade, the good and bad it caused, and how it shaped our country.


UNESCO Recognizes NCTR Archives

Residential school testimony, images, and artifacts deemed essential knowledge for Canadians.


The Bible Bag

Women embraced the abundance of colours of glass beads to create beautiful designs, like this elaborate and symmetrical floral pattern.


The Enchanted Owl Spreads Its Wings  

Fifty years ago Kenojuak Ashevak’s The Enchanted Owl was reproduced by Canada Post on a six-cent stamp commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the Northwest Territories.


The Ahiarmiut: Out-of-the-Way Dwellers

Ayaaq (Mary) Anowtalik and David Serkoak recount the Canadian government’s forced relocation of Inuit from their homeland in the interior of Nunavut in the 1950s and their long struggle for justice.


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. 


2020 Shortlist for the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming

Community organizations from across Canada are being recognized for their exceptional work in the field of Canadian community programming.