Indigenous Histories in Canada

Experience the historic Canada C3 Expedition through this inspiring 45-minute documentary retracing the historic 150-day icebreaker journey from Toronto to Victoria through the Northwest Passage. Inviting a diverse group of Canadians on board including Indigenous Elders, historians, community leaders, youth, and educators, this journey explored themes surrounding diversity and inclusion and reconciliation.

This article provides a historical overview of the Indian Act, it's context, amendments, and proposed reforms

This article explores the relationships between Indigenous peoples and the French colonists in the period prior to Confederation.

Indigenous histories have been twisted by centuries of colonization. Host Kaniehti:io Horn brings us together to decolonize our minds– one word, one concept, one story at a time.

An overview of the life, accomplishments, and possible motivations of Samuel de Champlain.

This resource explores the history of the relationships between Indigenous peoples and French settlers in North America prior to 1763.

This article discusses contacts between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in the territory that became Newfoundland.

A rich resource of more than 200 videos gathered by the NCCI that pertain to more than twenty First Nations, Métis, and Inuit ways of knowing and being from across Canada.

Olive Patricia Dickason changed the way that Canadians think about their history and Indigenous history in Canada

This report focused on government policy about the original historical nations of this country.

This online community provides a venue for Indigenous historians to gather and share their ideas or works in progress. Shekon Neechie is entirely Indigenous conceived, created, and controlled.

In Canada close to 30,000 official place names are, or may be, of Indigenous origin. Learn about a small sample of those names here!

This article examines the relationships between Indigenous peoples and French colonists during France's expansionist period.