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...
For centuries, the Indigenous occupied the land that would one day be the Rural Municipality of Sifton. It was primarily the territory of the Cree and the Ojibwa, with the Sioux having the northern reaches of their territory into the area. Various...
Since long before Canada was a country, the Indigenous have been a part of our military campaigns. From the Beaver Wars, to the War of 1812, to the First World War and beyond, Indigenous soldiers have proven themselves again and again to be some of...
For thousands of years, the landscape of Canada was dominated by the Indigenous who called the land home. Long before the Europeans arrived, the Indigenous formed alliances, unique cultures, controlled territory and shaped the landscape. Today, I am...
When we think of slavery in the New World, it is often focused on the slavery seen in American history, but Canada has its own slavery history, which lasted for two centuries, ending only a few decades prior to the end of slavery in the United...