In this lesson students explore the ways in which history is often reflected in the names and logos of sports teams. They research the history of a Canadian community and create and illustrate a team name and logo reflective of its past.
In this activity, students will analyze multiple accounts of the Winnipeg General Strike, noting important similarities and differences in the points of view they represent.
Drawing on a wide range of written and oral archives, this year’s recipient examined the physical, political, and cultural making of the Canada-US border from the 1770s to the early twentieth century in beautiful and compelling prose.
Hill is best known for his masterpiece, The Book of Negroes,which has sold more than 700,000 copies, making it one of the most popular books in Canadian publishing history. The novel has been translated into French and adapted into a mini-series for television, giving its powerful message an even wider audience.
Howie Morenz was ranked by The Hockey News as the 15th best player in hockey history. Yet, with all that accomplished during his life, he is still more commonly known for his untimely death.
The award is presented annually to the non-fiction work of Canadian history judged to have made the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past.
