For King and Kanata

Tim Winegard presents at the 2012 Canada’s History Forum.

Hosted by Canada’s History Society

 — Posted December 9, 2012
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Timothy C. Winegard, author of For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War, discusses the participation of Indigenous peoples in Canada's war effort.

This presentation was made during the fifth Canada's History Forum on December 9th, 2012 at The Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Canada. 

Timothy C. Winegard is a historian at Colorado Mesa University and the author of For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War. 

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