Remembrance Day Video

Remembrance Day Video

This is a great Remembrance Day/Veterans’ Week video for students of all ages. It contains rare, exclusive Dieppe and D-Day WWII film footage, was well as Afghanistan battle footage. This short video shows the history of the Canadian Forces from WW1 to present day. A tribute to our soldiers. We will never forget! Features actual…

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…

The Fur Trade in Canada

The Fur Trade in Canada

The beaver, pictured on Canada’s first postage stamp, is an iconic Canadian symbol. Beavers have a historical place in the settling of Canada. The fur trade was an economic enterprise across the wilderness of North America’s northern forests for 250 years from the early 17th century. Dominated by the trapping of beavers for the European…

Dieppe Raid

Dieppe Raid

Narrated by legendary Canadian television host Alex Trebek of Jeopardy, the video explores the disastrous Dieppe Raid of Aug. 19, 1942, which is most commonly remembered by a grim statistic—the greatest one-day losses sustained by the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Related Books

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…