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A Primer on the Indigenous Powwow - #1 of 3 in the Powwow Series
This is the first in a series of articles on the Indigenous powwow - a short history, the dances, drums, and songs, and the all-important protocol....
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Books on the History of Disease and Colonial Practices
Here are some books and short reviews for you.
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Louis Riel - Métis Visionary? Father of Manitoba? Rebel? Martyr?
In Manitoba, Louis Riel Day is the third Monday in February and is a provincial holiday (first celebrated in 2008) - this date does not coincide with...
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Did Christopher Columbus Discover the New World?
I would like to talk to you about contact, discovery and the New World. Specifically, I would like to answer the age-old question, "Did Christopher...
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Tecumseh, Shawnee War Chief (1768-1813)
Tecumseh, Shawnee War Chief was a charismatic leader, an orator and a respected war chief of the Shawnee Indians of Ohio. His vision for a...
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War of 1812... Who Won? Undecided. Who Lost? Indigenous Peoples of Canada.
The seeds of the War of 1812 (1812 - 1814) were sown in the Napoleonic Wars (1799 - 1815) between France and Great Britain. Napoleon, frustrated by...
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Potlatch Ban: Abolishment of First Nations Ceremonies
When the British North America (BNA) Act was passed in 1867, Canada became a country but remained a colony of the British Empire. The BNA Act...
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First Nation Middens - Some FAQs
Middens are the heaps of shells, bones, utensils and artifacts that accumulated sometimes over thousands of years of Aboriginal Peoples' occupation...
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c̓əsnaʔəm (Marpole Midden): Timeline of Desecration to Protection
The Marpole Midden, just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, is believed to date back 4000 years. It is one of the largest pre-contact middens in...
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The Secret of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
A few years ago, while on a driving vacation in the United States, my travel companion and I had an opportunity to visit the Little Bighorn National...