The purpose of this Guide is to enhance your students' knowledge and appreciation of the Black Canadian experience, drawing from Lawrence Hill's award-winning historical fiction, The Book of Negroes, the remarkable journey of Aminata Diallo and the historic British document known as the "Book of Negroes." Structured around themes of journey, slavery, human rights, passage to Canada and contemporary culture, this Guide asks students to examine issues of identity, equality, community, and nation-building in both a historical and contemporary context.

Chinese Canadian veterans describe their experiences in the Second World War, fighting the Axis in Europe and the Pacific, and advancing civil rights at home...
7:30

This Heritage Minute follows the life of Onondaga long-distance runner Gagwe:gih, whose name means “Everything.” Known around the world as Tom Longboat, he was one of the most celebrated athletes of the early 20th century.

1 min. video
A eulogy is given for Tommy Prince, Canada’s most-decorated Indigenous war veteran.
For more information about Tommy Prince, visit: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

"We’re the Canada people; we offer programs that you can use to explore, learn and reflect on our history, and what it means to be Canadian."

Ce site vous offre une chronologie de la province de la Saskatchewan en suivant ces thèmes:

-catastrophes
-gouvernement et politique
-peuples autochtones
-population et personnages
-ressources et environnement

"La collection de Minutes du patrimoine est une série bilingue d’annonces d’intérêt public axées sur l’histoire. Chaque court-métrage de 60 secondes dépeint une personnalité, un événement ou un récit marquants de l’histoire du Canada. Présentées pour la première fois en 1991, les Minutes du patrimoine ont été diffusées à la télévision, au cinéma et en ligne."

**attention-quelques vidéos ne sont pas appropriés pour les petits

Residential Schools is a three-part podcast series that aims to honour the stories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Survivors, their families, and communities.

Ce site vous donne de l'information au sujet de la province de la Saskatchewan y compris:

-la géographie
-la population
-l'histoire
-l'économie
-le gouvernement et la politique
-la vie culturelle
-les emblèmes

This guide is a teacher resource containing several classroom activities that explore the stories shared in the Voices from Here video series. Download the education guide and use the worksheets

In this condensed life history, Wes FineDay, Nehiyaw Knowledge Keeper, discusses his resistance to colonial violence and his lifelong work and extensive knowledge of medicines, oral history, and ceremony.

"As we celebrate a century of women’s suffrage, it’s important to recognize that while this victory was a landmark achievement, social change and the push for equality weren’t born from, nor completed by, achieving the right to vote. Women in Canada have played a crucial role in the story of the past and how it shapes the present. Women’s history seeks to write women back into the parts of the narrative from which they have been omitted, with the goal of telling a more complete story."

****The downloadable packages at the bottom of the page are EXCELLENT****