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April-May 2022
April-May 2022
Features
Shear Style
From press and curls to Afros and dreadlocks, Black hairstyling has undergone many twists and turns through the decades. by Cheryl Thompson Read the article
Hair in the Press
Throughout the twentieth century, newspaper and magazine commentators swooned and swore over a panoply of faddish hairstyles. by Jo McCutcheon
The Railrodder
Silent-film star Buster Keaton drove the last spike in his movie career with a tragicomic cross-Canada journey. by Gare Joyce
Exploration and Empire
In 1793 fur trader Alexander Mackenzie undertook a perilous and unprecedented journey across the Great Divide. by Barry Gough
The Quickening Flavour
First used by the Dene, Slave River salt deposits became a critical resource for HBC fur traders. by Patrick Carroll
On the Cover
A re-imagined scene of Alexander Mackenzie’s 1793 trek in a canoe paddled by voyageurs, painted in 2022 by Robert Carter.
Departments
Editor’s Note
To boldly go.
The Packet
Reel appraisal. Notes and appreciation. The full picture.
Roots
Tips and tricks for deciphering messy handwriting.
Currents
Cooking up a Constitution solution. Canada’s forgotten conservationist. Love me tender? Winging it in coastal Labrador. Virtual talking circles help to keep the Métis Michif language alive.
Trading Post
Passes and tokens were required to cross the bridge to St. Boniface, Manitoba.
Destinations
Foundations of Quebec City. At the museums: Indigenous abstraction, new wave fashion, canoes.
Books
Reviews: Heart of culture. Nuclear tensions. Art of command. More books: Maritimes crimes, ties that bind, flying high latitudes, riding in style, white coal city, settler femininity, passing the buck, lucky in love. Read them all
History Matters
Connecting Canadians through Projet Portage.
Album
A circus elephant visits the HBC store in Port Alberni, B.C.
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