2024 Governor General's History Award Recipients

Canada’s most prestigious history prize celebrates the achievements of history teachers, scholars, authors, community groups, and museums.
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2024 Governor General's History Awards

Jo Anne Broders

Jo Anne Broders and her Grade 8 class embarked on a year-long journey to uncover and honour the history of a little-known Mi’kmaq cemetery in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (Nii Laryea Osabu I, Atrékor Wé Oblahii kè Oblayéé Mantsè)

Cross-Border Cosmopolitans offers fresh insights into Black liberation movements in the twentieth century, focusing on the transnational efforts of Black North Americans of American, Caribbean, and Canadian descent.

Chinese Canadian Museum

The Chinese Canadian Museum is Canada’s first museum to honour the contributions, history, heritage, and the rich and diverse stories of past, present, and future Chinese Canadians.
The Governor General's History Awards

Celebrating the very best in Canadian achievements in the field of history and heritage.

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Spirits of Christmas Past

The Hudson’s Bay Company produced Christmas gift hampers containing liquor and smoking supplies.

Judy LaMarsh

Remembering the fiery politician who ushered in the Canada Pension Plan and championed women’s rights.

Bright Idea

American inventor Thomas Edison is usually credited with inventing the electric light bulb, but in fact Edison based his creation on a patent he purchased from a couple of Canadians.

Personae Non Gratae

Parks Canada has permanently removed the bronze plaques of seven controversial national historic persons.
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Education

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In this lesson, students will assess their knowledge of the Residential School system and the ongoing investigations related to students who died while attending Residential Schools.

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