Indigenous writing is cultural appropriation! Explore how Reverend Evans created symbols, made books to record the Cree language, and taught the Indigenous how to read and write.
Art Featured: Rev. James Evans Teaching His System of Cree Syllabic Writing by C. W. Jefferys
St. Patrick’s Day, the holiday commemorating Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, has long been a part of Canadian history. Enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day themed crafts and activities below!
What if every day was Remembrance day? A day we all come together, to thank those who stood and stand for our peace, our freedom, the very things that make us Canadian. You see, Canada’s Veterans never forgot us. So let’s remember to never forget them. Remembrance Day Vignettes, regardless of the year published, are…
Using an etching of Sitting Bull kicking out Uncle Sam, Jim explores what it means to be Indigenous. He questions why those “first” nations, such as the Sioux who came as late as 1876, have full Indigenous status when Europeans were in Canada long before that. Art Featured: UNCLE SAM FORGIVES SITTING BULL FOR CUSTER…
This educational video about the history of Canada by the Aristotle Foundation will give substance and logic to counter confusion today. Grade 7 to adult will benefit from the reasoning presented in this video. The most fundamentally important question we can ask of each other in 2026 is not “When did your ancestors arrive here?”…
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…
This lesson looks at the history of the Beothuk tribe in St. John’s, Newfoundland, which was originally thought to be wiped out by the Europeans. However, recent evidence has revealed that these people assimilated and integrated into the greater European population. Art Featured: A miniature portrait titled “A female Red Indian of Newfoundland” which some…
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