BNA Act ~ Words That Shaped Canada
Confederation? Constitution? How does it all work together? Trace the story of how Canada and its Parliament began.
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How to Make Maple Syrup
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The Hockey Sweater Story
The video below is an animated version of a short story by Roch Carrier, who narrates this tale based on his boyhood experiences in rural Quebec. Imagine a young boy’s chagrin when his only Montreal Canadiens hockey sweater wears out and ‘Mr. Eaton’ sends him a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater by mistake!
Black History Month
Mathieu Da Costa may have been the first black freeman, acting as an interpreter, to visit Canada with de Mons & Champlain. People of African descent have had a part in shaping Canada’s identity. Some Loyalists who came during and after the American Revolution and settled in East Coast provinces, were black. Black History Month…
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Lesson 10: History Through Art
This lesson explores the trading ship, The Boston, in Nootka Sound and how Chief Maquinna murdered the whole crew except for John Thompson and John Levitt. Maquinna is honoured in Canadian history, while our founding father, Sir John A MacDonald, is cancelled. How is this right when Sir John A MacDonald did so much for…