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...
Not many Indigenous leaders can say they have met with the King of England, but the man they called Joe Capilano can claim that and he did it for his people. Joe Capilano was born around 1854 near Squamish, British Columbia. At birth, his name was...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at One of the most influential Indigenous leaders of the early 19th century in Canada was a man by the name of Joseph Brant and today I am looking at his amazing life. Born around what is today...
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...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at 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...