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Annual Report 2018-19

Honouring excellence, sharing special stories,treaties and the treaty relationship, engaging new scholars, award-winning kids content, and supporting educators and students.


Sport and reconciliation

Open Book: Janice Forsyth’s book is not so much about rehabilitating Longboat’s own reputation as it is about charting the history of the awards given in his name and the effects they have had for their recipients and other Indigenous people.


Annual Report 2020-21

A century of storytelling, supporting storytellers, every child matters, making history fun for kids.


Women on the Force

Canada’s first female Mounties had a tough time fitting in — and you won’t find their stories in the RCMP’s official histories.


The Foundering Fathers

Did the Fathers of Confederation bungle the creation of Canada? Maybe they were smarter than you think.


Washday: The Weekly Ritual

For generations, society has historically expected women to not only do the laundry — but to do it well..


Making Noise

Many of Hollywood’s most distinctive, Oscar-winning sound effects were the work of a little-known Canadian.


Francis J. Dickens: Profile of an Officer

One of the first officers of the newly formed North-West Mounted Police, Francis Dickens, son of novelist Charles Dickens, was noted for his famous parentage, if not much else.


Saving Skid Row

The old buildings of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have a checkered past. Is their shady heritage worth saving?


Beer Wars

People loved their beer. Yet when zealous prohibitionists launched a holy crusade against the brewers, the brewers lost.