When we look at the North West Resistance of 1885, most of the focus is on Louis Riel. He is the one who was tried for treason and hanged in Regina. He is the one seen as the leader of the Metis and the man who fought for their rights and to...
She may not be as well known as she should be in Canada, but Mary Two-Axe Early had a huge impact on Canada and the rights of Indigenous women. Arriving late in life to activism, she would campaign tirelessly for her cause and succeed in her quest...
Canada has had several literary celebrities that have made a name for themselves internationally. There has been Robert Munsch, Farley Mowat, Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013. Arguably the first...
The Canadian West was an open landscape with few settlements, but the Canadian government wanted to change that. The Indigenous had occupied the landscape for millennia, shaping it and being shaped by it. Things began to change when fur traders...
It was one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Canadian West, but from that would come an iconic symbol of Canada. At the same time, the outlaw nature of the Wild West of America would be stopped. Sadly, it all began with the slaughter of...
Through the 20th century, Indigenous men and women began to break down barriers that had been put up over decades by governments and organizations. From becoming senators, soldiers, Members of Parliament and more, I have featured several on my...
The loss of the Franklin Expedition is one of the most famous events in Canadian history. For over 150 years, it has captivated Canadians as we strive to learn what happened to the men of the Erebus and Terror. While we know a great deal about the...
In the past, I have looked at the various Indigenous nations including the Mi’kmaq and the Anishinaabe, and today I am going to dive into the history and culture of the Blackfoot. There is so much to their history and culture, I can’t possible cover...
He is one of the most important Indigenous individuals of the past 1,000 years and arguably the most important Indigenous person from pre-contact that we know of. His name was Hiawatha, and he would bring peace to the five nations of the Seneca...