Numbers amidst a pandemic of course are always going to be tricky.
The Distance Between Us: The Implications of Pandemic Influenza in 1918-1919
Will we view Covid-19 as a threat to the social, not just the individual, body?
Will we view Covid-19 as a threat to the social, not just the individual, body?
Bleeding Him White: How Canada Stole an Indigenous Veteran’s Identity
In the Anishinaabeg tradition dibaajimowinan, which translates to personal storytelling, is valued as a valid and legitimate method of both gaining and conveying knowledge.
In the Anishinaabeg tradition dibaajimowinan, which translates to personal storytelling, is valued as a valid and legitimate method of both gaining and conveying knowledge.
History Slam Episode Twenty-Six: The Black Panthers in Saskatchewan
In this episode of the History Slam podcast, I talk with Dawn Flood of Campion College at the University of Regina about Fred Hampton and his visit to Saskatchewan.
In this episode of the History Slam podcast, I talk with Dawn Flood of Campion College at the University of Regina about Fred Hampton and his visit to Saskatchewan.
History’s Reputation Problem: The Sequel, History isn’t Humourless, is it?!
Not only does history look boring and serious, it also looks White, Wealthy, Masculine, and Antiquated.
Not only does history look boring and serious, it also looks White, Wealthy, Masculine, and Antiquated.
The Ninth Floor: Finding Black Power in Montreal
Through archival images and interviews with participants in the affair, The Ninth Floor retraces the steps that led dozens of students to occupy the university’s computer centre.
Through archival images and interviews with participants in the affair, The Ninth Floor retraces the steps that led dozens of students to occupy the university’s computer centre.
Holding Our Lands and Places: The Everyday Politics of Indigenous Land and Identity
The valley is only a couple miles from the Wood Mountain North West Mounted Police Post and not far from where Jean-Louis Légaré’s trading post stood at one time, which served Métis, Lakota, and settlers.
The valley is only a couple miles from the Wood Mountain North West Mounted Police Post and not far from where Jean-Louis Légaré’s trading post stood at one time, which served Métis, Lakota, and settlers.
6 Things to Consider when Moving a Course Online
People, instructors and students, are feeling this uncertainty in multiple areas of their lives, and now in the area of course design with a sense of urgency about how to respond and adapt quickly.
People, instructors and students, are feeling this uncertainty in multiple areas of their lives, and now in the area of course design with a sense of urgency about how to respond and adapt quickly.
Developing Historical Detectives
Lindsay Hall, Head of History at Clark Road Secondary in the Thames Valley District School Board, discusses the challenges facing teachers of history in the public school system.
Lindsay Hall, Head of History at Clark Road Secondary in the Thames Valley District School Board, discusses the challenges facing teachers of history in the public school system.
Truth, Reconciliation, and the Politics of the Body in Indian Residential School History
Most sports awards and commemoration projects, like the many halls of fame that acknowledge the achievements and contributions of individuals and teams.
Most sports awards and commemoration projects, like the many halls of fame that acknowledge the achievements and contributions of individuals and teams.
Conversations With My Father’s Paintings: Writing My Relations Back Into the Academy
Making sense of my relationship to Treaty Six Territory as a Métis woman is a major foundation of my ethical duties as an Indigenous scholar.
Making sense of my relationship to Treaty Six Territory as a Métis woman is a major foundation of my ethical duties as an Indigenous scholar.
Community Engaged History
Carlson explores the meaning of “community engaged history” by carefully probing each term.
Carlson explores the meaning of “community engaged history” by carefully probing each term.
Why Non-Indigenous Canadians Need to Share the Burden of the Residential School System
In the nineteenth century, near present-day Sault Ste. Marie, Chief Shingwaukonse dreamt of a teaching wigwam where Anishinaabe children could learn vocational and academic skills.
In the nineteenth century, near present-day Sault Ste. Marie, Chief Shingwaukonse dreamt of a teaching wigwam where Anishinaabe children could learn vocational and academic skills.
Politics and Personal Experiences: An Editor’s Introduction to Indigenous Research in Canada
This ActiveHistory series demonstrates the commitment that Indigenous people make to academia, our communities, and our families.
This ActiveHistory series demonstrates the commitment that Indigenous people make to academia, our communities, and our families.
Bridging the Gap Between Historians and the Public
Christopher Moore, a member of our opening plenary round table at the New Directions in Active History Conference, discusses what he feels active history means, and how it is applicable to bridge gaps within the profession of history as well as historians and the public.
Christopher Moore, a member of our opening plenary round table at the New Directions in Active History Conference, discusses what he feels active history means, and how it is applicable to bridge gaps within the profession of history as well as historians and the public.
A Century Long Debate over Sexual Education in Ontario
Similar to the First World War, during the Second World War STI rates rose, the absence of husbands and fathers in the home increased, and the perceived breakdown of the nuclear family put sexual instruction at the forefront of schools’ agendas.
Similar to the First World War, during the Second World War STI rates rose, the absence of husbands and fathers in the home increased, and the perceived breakdown of the nuclear family put sexual instruction at the forefront of schools’ agendas.












