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The goal of these activities is to give students an opportunity to explore the role that Black women play in the great Canadian mosaic.

Project highlights achievements of Black hockey players.

This lesson focuses on exploring what is known about specific Black fur traders and learning more about their life and character at the Hudson’s Bay Company or North West Company. 

Open Book: Richard Harrington: Arctic Photography 1948–53 presents more than one hundred black-and-white photographs recording Inuit art, hunting, and daily life.

Michele Schwab wanted to create an opportunity for her students to make connections with local kêhtê-ayak (Cree for old ones) and knowledge carriers from Starblanket Cree Nation, Little Black Bear First Nation, Okanese First Nation, and Peepeekisis First Nation.

Sylvia D. Hamilton is one of the most influential public historians working in Canada today, earning a reputation for excellence over four decades of active history-making.

In this lesson, students will analyze artifacts to learn about the experiences of Black sleeping car porters on the job. 

From Black stevedores in the American Deep South, to Hawaiian Inuit dances, to folk singers on Canada's East Coast music scene — discover the fascinating world of sea shanties in a special podcast episode by Canada's History contributor Jonah Grignon.

David Watkins believes that studying history is a key to self–determination. In his Canadian–African studies course students use the study of Canadian history to focus on their cultures' contributions to the multicultural fabric of Canada.

From press and curls to Afros and dreadlocks, Black hairstyling has undergone many twists and turns through the decades.