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Books on opium trade, Indigenous sovereignty and gun control longlisted for $104K historical writing prize – CBC
Aug 06, 2024 McGill University administers the Cundill History Prize, a global prize for English-language writing Books on the opium trade, Indigenous sovereignty and gun control have made the longlist for the 2024 Cundill History Prize. The $75,000 US ($104,055 Cdn) prize annually recognizes the best historical nonfiction work of the year, which exhibits literary excellence and […]
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‘Honour the First Nation people’: North Grenville group seeks to shine light on Indigenous trails – Inside Ottawa Valley
July 8, 2024 The group is exploring Indigenous trail systems in North Grenville, according to Michael Whittaker, and “looking for the truth.” How did Indigenous people traverse and shape what is now North Grenville? That’s a question the North Grenville Friends of Anishinaabeg Trails hope to answer. The group was formed in December, following a […]
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Three local groups splitting $50K from province for seniors’ programs – Midland Today
Jun 27, 2024 Georgian Bay Cancer Support Centre, Askennonia Senior Centre and Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives receiving funds for new initiatives Several local projects are getting a helping hand thanks to the provincial government’s largesse. The province announced it will be investing up to $6 million through the Seniors Community Grant Program to support […]
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CMA reflects on National Indigenous History Month
CMA reflects on National Indigenous History Month Ottawa – June 1, 2024 – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is pleased to join people across the country in recognizing National Indigenous History Month. As we reflect on the rich history, resilience, diverse cultures and achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, we must continue to […]
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The voices of Silent Cries – NNSL
May 28, 2024 Filmmakers recount how their documentary on residential school survivors came together A documentary titled Silent Cries/Kiayunik tuhanak was the result of a series of fortunate coincidences, which all began with a dark chapter of Canada’s history. Numerous horrific revelations from former residential school students have come forward over the years, including from Navailk […]
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We return you now to the stars, Leonard’: Nimoy of Star Trek fame dies on this day in history – Calgary Sun
Feb 27, 2024 In 425, Roman Emperor Theodosius II founded the first university in the western world in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. In 1807, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Maine. He is best known for “The Song of Hiawatha.” In 1860, former Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln delivered a widely acclaimed speech in which […]
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Meet the Black Snowshoers Who Walked 1,000 Kilometres Across Canada in 1813 – Every Thing Zoomer
February 1st, 2024 Snowshoeing in the woods on a sunny winter’s day is my idea of fun. When playing in the snow, winter seems to pass faster. Over two-thirds of Canadians participate in outdoor recreation, according to Statistics Canada. Some 13 per cent of these nature fans enjoy snowshoeing. Compared to skiing, snowshoeing is low […]
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‘Let’s make the change’: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon reflects on historic term so far – Paherald
January 4, 2024 Madalyn Howitt, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News When Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was a student growing up in Nunavik in the 1950s, Indigenous Peoples’ history was not something she learned about in school. “I can remember learning the history of the country up in the Arctic. There was nothing about Indigenous […]
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Opinion: Canada needs a revival of popular history – Intelligencer
Dec 19, 2023 Popular history distorts the actual evidence to produce a cadre of aged villains marked for censure and deletion The ghosts of Canada past are all around us. They live along the canyons of the Fraser River where labourers blasted a railway through mountains. They haunt the corridors of the Parliament buildings in […]
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Media Advisory: Governor General to present History Awards
November 20, 2023 Ottawa, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present Canada’s top history honours to outstanding Canadians during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. 2023 Governor General’s History Awards recipients Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Tent room, Rideau Hall Notes for Media: To guarantee your […]
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