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Mudeater

Book Review: His name was Mudeater — Irvin Mudeater. At least that was what he was called in the United States, where he was known as the son of a Wyandotte chief in Kansas and as a great frontiersman.


Reframing the Past

A trove of family photos offers a window on the experience of prairie settlers. 


February-March 2018

See what’s available in the February-March 2018 issue of Canada’s History magazine.


Dr. Oronhyatekha

Book Review: Dr. Oronhyatekha (Burning Sky) was baptized Peter Martin in 1841 in the Mohawk Territory of the Six Nations of the Grand River, near Brantford, Ontario.


The Hair of the Dog

Was it a sheep or a dog? A canine with an identity complex, the wool dog was prized by the Salish of British Columbia for the thick, soft, white hair they could transform into magnificent blankets.


Foreword

Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross addresses the readers of the Treaties and the Treaty Relationship issue of Canada’s History magazine in this foreword.


June-July 2018

See what’s available in the June-July 2018 issue of Canada’s History magazine.


Price Paid

Book Review: In their respective books, Bev Sellars and Arthur J. Ray demonstrate how the Canadian historical narrative has excluded Indigenous perspectives to the benefit of newcomers while examining the subsequent reclamation of this space through the use of history. 


Thou Shalt Do No Murder

Book Review: In 1923, three Inuit men were put on trial at Pond Inlet, on Baffin island, for the killing of qallunaat (white) trader Robert Janes.


Election-ready Reading

Reading List: With municipal, provincial, territorial and federal election campaigns underway at any given time in Canada, we decided to present a list of new and recently published books about Canadian political history.