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Lesson 1: History Through Art
In this video, Mr. McMurtry will expose false narratives with a look at an iconic painting titled The Scream, by Cree artist, Kent Mugman. This work is intended to be propagandist because it’s not an accurate history. It speaks volumes about the official narrative on Indian residential schools. Art Featured: The Scream by Kent Mugman…

Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The 10,311 km2 island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia’s total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the 1,385 m long rock-fill…

Lesson 2: History Through Art
Although idealized, the painting A Late West Coast Culture Village Scene by M. Francois Girard, was carefully researched under contract with the Canadian Museum of Civilization to illustrate many of the major characteristics of Late West Coast culture. What does this work tell us about life for these people before the coming of the Europeans,…

Remembrance Day Plan
“Silent now the soldiers sleep, their tales long laid to restI knew them not yet still I weep and place a poppy o’er my breast.” – Debbie Holick 1. Here is a little help for planning your Remembrance Day Activities. 2. Learn about John McCrae and read his poem, ‘In Flander’s Fields‘. 3. Do a Remembrance…

David Thompson ~ The Greatest Land Geographer Who Ever Lived
David Thompson has been described as the greatest land geographer who ever lived. His achievements as an explorer and surveyor have earned him the reputation as one of the best pioneering geographers in Canadian history. During his career, he mapped almost half of North America between the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes all the…

BNA Act ~ Words That Shaped Canada
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