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Six great tips to start thinking historically. 

Why a thirteenth-century piece of parchment endorsed by an English king who was under threat of death has meaning for Canadians today.

First a boom. Then a bust. Then another boom. Then a bust. For nearly 160 years, Fort Selkirk followed fortune’s fancy. Now its champions are ensuring it’s here to stay.

Doug Sinclair and Eduard Buckman, the film crew for Fur Country, struggle with the terrain, which delays their arrival in Moose Factory until Christmas afternoon.

In the early days of moviemaking, two companies competed to tell the story of the North. Nanook of the North soared to enduring fame; no one remembers the other film.

One of the few women to have been accorded a place in the history of the Canadian North is Thanadelthur, more widely known as the Slave Woman.

The summer and fall of 1886 saw a flurry of ‘loyal’ Plains Indigenous leaders pay visits to Central Canada.

Understanding the spirit and intent of the Treaties matters to all of us.

Historical agreements between the Crown and First Nations are fraught with ambiguity.

Western Canada’s Treaties were intended to provide frameworks for respectful coexistence.