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In this activity, students will explore a selection of textile artifacts that highlight women’s fashion from several decades of Canadian history.

Using the “Lighthouse Stories” issue of Kayak as a guide, have your students explore some of the lighthouses found in Canada.

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Even though the Battle of Queenston Heights was a British victory, it will forever be known as the battle where Sir Isaac Brock was killed. Episode 1 of the War of 1812 Video Field Guide.

The final months of the War of 1812 were marked by increasingly fierce fighting. One of the bloodiest battles ever fought in Canada took place at Lundy's Lane in present-day Niagara Falls in July 1814. Episode 6 of the War of 1812 Video Field Guide.

Canada may be officially bilingual — but in reality, it’s a land of many languages.

Matt's blog was used as a forum to post videos, news articles, and interviews performed with First Nations leaders in relation to the Idle No More movement. From there, teachers and students from all over Canada began to add to the resources and comment on what they learned or thought of the movement itself.

Romy and Graeme have revitalized the Heritage Fair at their school by designing it with a critical thinking question as the focus and teaching it as a history study rather than a social studies project, embedding historical thinking concepts into each step.

Over the past decade, acclaimed historian and author Tim Cook has championed the cause of making military history more accessible, vivid and factual.