David Thompson ~ The Greatest Land Geographer Who Ever Lived

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…

Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear)
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Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear)

The great Cree Chief, Mistahimaskwa, was the last Chief to reluctantly sign the infamous numbered treaties that confined aboriginals to reservations. He held out because he accurately foresaw the consequences of that policy. Changes brought by the railway and settlement in the west tragically destroyed the way of life of the First Peoples. Mistahimaskwa, known…

Nellie McClung Wins the Vote
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Nellie McClung Wins the Vote

In 1918, through the efforts of social reformer Nellie McClung, Canadian women finally received the vote. In 1929, through the activism of Nellie and the “Famous Five“, women were officially declared “persons” in Canada. Led by judge Emily Murphy, the group included Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Irene Parlby. Together, the five women had many years of…

Terry Fox

Terry Fox

Terry Fox inspired the nation and the world through his courageous struggle against cancer and his determination to raise funds for cancer research. Not long after losing his right leg to cancer, Fox decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. He ran from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Thunder Bay,…

Newfoundland Vikings

Newfoundland Vikings

Viking sagas (stories) tell of the discovery of a place called Vinland and the settlement there. In 1960, a Viking settlement was discovered on the northeast tip of Newfoundland. Archaeologists are certain they have found the remains of the first Norse (Viking) settlement in North America,  at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Today it is a…