Donate to Canadian History Ehx at the late-1800s, an Inuk man and his family left their home in Labrador, hoping to make enough money to pay off debts and have a better life.Their journey took them to Europe, where they would be expected to tour the...
For thousands of years, Clayoquot Sound was the home to many Indigenous nations.It is a beautiful part of British Columbia located on the western shores of Vancouver Island and features magnificent beaches, framed by rocky headlands.There are...
Over 300 years ago, a woman defied the odds to survive a perilous journey through the wilderness as she brought peace to two warring nations. Her determination and persistence were unparalleled when she helped expand the territory of the Hudson’s...
A young Indigenous man from Grouard, Alberta, enlisted to fight in the Second World War and he just received a secret summons from the Canadian High Command in London. Confused, he asked his superior officers about it but they were oblivious as well...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at On a cold November day in 1885, eight men sat in a guard room at Battleford, North West Territories. These men had seen the world change around them. When they were born, their families lived...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at On Oct. 10 of 2022, I decided to do a day road trip to Rocky Mountain House, Alberta which is well known as the place of “Where Adventure Began” because it served as a launching point for many explorers...
For six months, a group of expedition survivors had drifted on Arctic ice floes. The long, cold, polar nights had begun to take their toll. They were weak, hungry and close to despair. They had not seen another living soul in the months since their...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at On the night of Oct. 24, 1870, Payipwat, a Cree Nation leader, was preparing for battle. His warriors, the Young Dogs, were part of a group of 800 men led by himself, Little Pine, Big Bear and...
In January 1892, the members of the Young Men’s Liberal Association gathered at the Toronto Art School Gallery for a Canadian authors meeting. Invited to the event were Duncan Campbell Scott, a Confederation poet, and William Wilfred Campbell, the...
Over the course of his life, Oronhyatekha did many things. He was a scholar, a CEO, a statesman, an athlete and a champion of women, children and minority rights. Today, I am looking at this fascinating man who was known as Burning Sky, Burning...