History of the Americas

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Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, The

By (author) Jenny Clayton
Foreword by Janet Austin
Categories: History of the Americas

Chronologically arranged and rich with photographs, this work by historian Jenny Clayton paints a vivid picture of the lives of BC’s first 29 Lieutenant Governors, offering a unique perspective on the ...

The Nature of Canada

These beautifully crafted essays will delight and provoke in their exploration of how humans have engaged with the Canadian environment and what those interactions say about the nature of Canada. Tracing ...

Iroquois in the West

Two centuries ago, many hundreds of Iroquois left home without leaving behind their ways of life. Recruited to man the large canoes that transported trade goods and animal pelts from and to Montréal, ...

No Surrender

By (author) Sheldon Krasowski
Foreword by Winona Wheeler
Categories: History of the Americas

Between 1869 and 1877 the government of Canada negotiated Treaties One through Seven with the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. Many historians argue that the negotiations suffered from cultural ...

Clearing the Plains

Revealing how Canada’s first prime minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate ...

Being Chinese in Canada

By (author) William Ging Wee Dere
Categories: Biography: general

Part memoir, part history, Being Chinese in Canada explores systemic discrimination against the Chinese Canadian community and the effects of the redress movement.

1919

In May/June 1919, more than 30,000 workers walked off the job in Winnipeg, MB. One hundred years later, the Winnipeg General Strike remains one of the most significant events in Canadian history. This ...

Environmental Activism on the Ground

Environmental Activism on the Ground draws upon a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship to examine small-scale, local environmental activism, paying particular attention to Indigenous experiences. ...

Reconsidering Confederation

July 1st 1867 is celebrated as Canada’s Confederation – the date that Canada became a country. But 1867 was only the beginning. As the country grew from a small dominion to a vast federation encompassing ...

En rade

Au 19e siècle, les marins débarquent par milliers à Montréal, alors le premier port du Canada. Pourtant, ils n’ont laissé que peu de traces dans les livres d’histoire. Fruit d’une minutieuse ...