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...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Among the list of great Canadian athletes, we tend to focus a bit too much on hockey players. The truth is, Canada has had many amazing athletes and today I am looking at one of them, Tom...
Little known today, Nahnebahnwequay was an Indigenous activist who spent her life fighting for land rights for the Indigenous before Canada was even a country. Born in 1824 at Credit River Flats, Upper Canada, she was given the name Nahnebahnwequay...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at You may not recognize his name, but Elijah Harper was one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the latter-half of the 20th century. His impact was felt through his political and activist...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at In the 1530s, Jacques Cartier would cement his name in history by sailing to what would eventually be Canada. He would be one of the first Europeans that many Indigenous groups would meet and...
You can donate to Canadian History Ehx at There have been many Indigenous trailblazers when it comes to the world of politics. Today, I am looking at the man who paved the way to the Senate, James Gladstone. Born on May 21, 1887, he would choose the...
Born on the Poundmaker Reserve in Saskatchewan on July 18, 1899, John Tootoosis was the son of Mary Theresa and John Tootoosis. His grandfather was Yellow Mud Blanket, whose brother was the legendary Cree leader Poundmaker. Tootoosis would say...
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear… All the way to Jan. 31, 1933, when a fiery horse with the speed of light, ridden by a masked hero left behind a cloud of dust as The Lone Ranger debuted on WXYZ, a radio station out of...