Lesson 9: History Through Art
Indigenous writing is cultural appropriation! Explore how Reverend Evans created symbols, made books to record the Cree language, and taught the Indigenous how to…
Does Northwoods Press offer Christian-based curriculum?
Donna’s curriculum, written from a Christian perspective, endeavors to portray historical figures as accurately as possible, acknowledging both their virtuous attributes and their human…
Lesson 8: History Through Art
Using an etching of Sitting Bull kicking out Uncle Sam, Jim explores what it means to be Indigenous. He questions why those “first” nations,…
Celebrate Fairness – History of Labour Day
A long time ago, in the 1870s, workers in Canada didn’t always have fair hours or safe jobs. In Toronto, a group of printers…
Time Zones in Canada
From west to east, Canada’s six different time zones are: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland. Up to the 1880s, cities and towns…
Lesson 7: History Through Art
In the painting today, it looks like white European traders are exchanging goods with First Nations, something that obviously was a mutual benefit to…