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...
PPCLI Museum and Archives In an abandoned farmhouse in central Italy, a young man searched closets for something to wear. He wasn’t going to a fancy ball, or party… Instead, he would be walking into a warzone. The boom of artillery could be heard...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at 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...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at 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...