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Secrets of Ruperts Land

It wasn’t long ago when many Canadians hid the fact that they were part Indigenous... but some secrets are too hard to keep.


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Legal Battle Centres on Beaver Article

Does an article from 1934 in The Beaver magazine hold the secret to a legal battle in New York State?


350 Years of the HBC

On May 2, 2020, the Hudson's Bay Company marked its 350th anniversary. It’s an incredible accomplishment and a testament to the Company’s ability to change with the times.


Memories of Christmas

From the archive: HBC journal entries offer glimpses of the Yuletide season at remote outposts.


Building Johnny Pov’s Kayak

Archival photos from the 1950s show how an Inuit community came together using skill and sealskins to build a traditional watercraft.

Indigenous Rights in One Minute

Book review: Métis author, lawyer, negotiator and professor Bruce McIvor offers this concise and readable overview of Indigenous rights in a Q&A format that seems to cover all the legal basics.

Treaties

In 2018, Canada’s History Society published “Treaties and the Treaty Relationship,” a magazine aimed at adults and secondary-level students. A second magazine intended for younger audiences, “We Are All Treaty People,” was published as the September 2018 issue of Kayak.

Tobacco Carrot

More than sixty-five tonnes of tobacco moved through York Factory between 1720 and 1774. Much of it was packaged in a form known as a carrot, because it resembled the shape and size of the vegetable.


Traveller's Cassette

The cassette seen here was once owned by George Simpson McTavish Jr., who was born at Fort Albany on the west coast of James Bay.