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Black History in Canada was an educational guide for students to gain more knowledge and appreciation of the Black-Canadian experience, drawing from Lawrence Hill's historical fiction, The Book of Negroes. The guide is structured around "themes of journey, slavery, human rights, passage to Canada and contemporary culture."
Canada's National History Society is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The Society was founded in 1994 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) for the purpose of promoting greater popular interest in Canadian history principally through its publishing activities and outreach and recognition programs.
The Canadian Historical Association (CHA; French: Société historique du Canada, SHC) is a Canadian organization founded in 1922 for the purposes of promoting historical research and scholarship. It is a bilingual, not-for-profit, charitable organization, the largest of its kind in Canada.
Founded on 25 June 1993, [4] the Department of Canadian Heritage was initially created by Kim Campbell from parts of several other federal departments, combining responsibility for official languages, arts and culture, broadcasting, parks, and historic sites, as well as programs in the areas of multiculturalism, citizenship, state ceremonial, amateur sport and the National Capital Commission. [5]
Brigadier General Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, a noted authority on the War of 1812 and the history of Ontario, was chosen as the Board's first chairman, a post he held for twenty years. [19] The first place designated and plaqued under the new program was the "Cliff Site" in Port Dover, Ontario , where two priests claimed sovereignty over the ...
Canada's History (French: Histoire Canada) is the official magazine of Canada's National History Society. It is published six times a year and aims to foster greater popular interest in Canadian history. Founded as The Beaver in 1920 by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), the magazine was acquired by the Society in 1994. [3]
Osborne, Ken. "'Our History Syllabus Has Us Gasping': History in Canadian Schools--Past, Present, and Future," The Canadian Historical Review 81 (September 2000): Parr, Joy. "Gender History and Historical Practice," The Canadian Historical Review 76 (September 1995): 354-376; Story, Norah. Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature (1974)
The Canadian Historical Review (CHR) is a scholarly journal in Canada, [1] founded in 1920 and published by the University of Toronto Press. [2] The CHR publishes articles about the ideas, people, and events important to Canadian history, [3] as well as book reviews and detailed bibliographies of recent Canadian historical publications.