Lesson 6: History Through Art
A lot of people think Canadian history isn’t very interesting. The painting in today’s lesson was painted by an eye-witness, so we can consider…
Lesson 5: History Through Art
As part of the fur trade, there was always the danger of having fractious relations with the people that you’re trading with. So both…
Being a Responsible Citizen in Today’s World
Governments come and go—sometimes serving as protectors, other times as oppressors. They may uphold justice or fall into corruption. Yet, amid their impermanence and…
Lesson 4: History Through Art
Four murals which represent courage, enterprise, labour, and justice, painted by George Southwell in 1932, were commissioned and hung in the rotunda of the…
Lesson 3: History Through Art
The painting titled “Pocahontas” was commissioned in 1870. How can we think critically about this painting to determine if is an accurate depiction or…
Lesson 2: History Through Art
Although idealized, the painting A Late West Coast Culture Village Scene by M. Francois Girard, was carefully researched under contract with the Canadian Museum…