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  1. Delve into the Canadian #History of the Red River and Northwest Rebellions with /u/Makgraf. Both rebellions would have major impacts on the Canadian Nation, and heavily involved the Metis and Cree people led by Louis Riel. #Skystorians #cdnhist

    Were there any instances of vi...

  2. Delve into the Canadian #History of the Red River and Northwest Rebellions with /u/Makgraf. Both rebellions would have major impacts on the Canadian Nation, and heavily involved the Metis and Cree people led by Louis Riel. #Skystorians #cdnhist

    Were there any instances of vi...

  3. Happy Canada Day #Skystorians! We’ve got a great showcase of Canadian #History lined up for you, starting with /u/benetgladwin writing about why the Canadians didn’t revolt against the British. #cdnhist

    Why didn't the Canadians revol...

  4. Happy Canada Day #Skystorians! We’ve got a great showcase of Canadian #History lined up for you, starting with /u/benetgladwin writing about why the Canadians didn’t revolt against the British. #cdnhist

    Why didn't the Canadians revol...

  5. 1977 "Coming Up the Straits of Georgia Early in the Morning" print by Dale DeArmond (1914-2006). The Strait of Georgia runs between Vancouver Island and the mainland. #cdnhist #bchist

  6. 1977 "Coming Up the Straits of Georgia Early in the Morning" print by Dale DeArmond (1914-2006). The Strait of Georgia runs between Vancouver Island and the mainland. #cdnhist #bchist

  7. 1942 "field facilities" (aka latrine) at an Alcan Highway construction camp. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  8. 1942 "field facilities" (aka latrine) at an Alcan Highway construction camp. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  9. 2015 "Driving Into Night" by Alaskan photographer Acacia Johnson. Part of her Under the Same Stars series shot over four months around Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Nunavut, Canada. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist #nunavut

  10. 2015 "Driving Into Night" by Alaskan photographer Acacia Johnson. Part of her Under the Same Stars series shot over four months around Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Nunavut, Canada. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist #nunavut

  11. "Postman of the Wilderness" (1921), "Lynx Hunter" (1921), and untitled (1925) by Canadian painter Arthur Heming (1870-1940). He was colorblind and primarily worked with this striking yellow, black, and white palette. #cdnhist

  12. "Postman of the Wilderness" (1921), "Lynx Hunter" (1921), and untitled (1925) by Canadian painter Arthur Heming (1870-1940). He was colorblind and primarily worked with this striking yellow, black, and white palette. #cdnhist

  13. April 29, 1776 Benjamin Franklin arrives in Montreal, occupied by American soldiers since November 1775. Their commanding officer was Brigadier General Benedict Arnold; the Chateau Ramezay served as their headquarters. chateauramezay.qc.ca/en/museum
    #CdnHist #AmRevolution #history #histoire #Montréal #Québec

  14. April 29, 1776 Benjamin Franklin arrives in Montreal, occupied by American soldiers since November 1775. Their commanding officer was Brigadier General Benedict Arnold; the Chateau Ramezay served as their headquarters. chateauramezay.qc.ca/en/museum
    #CdnHist #AmRevolution #history #histoire #Montréal #Québec

  15. @brian_gettler A refreshing take on the conflict is Alan Taylor's The Civil War of 1812. "In this North American civil war, brother fought brother in a borderland of mixed peoples." #Cdnhist #AmericanHistory #Warof1812 #Canada

  16. @brian_gettler A refreshing take on the conflict is Alan Taylor's The Civil War of 1812. "In this North American civil war, brother fought brother in a borderland of mixed peoples." #Cdnhist #AmericanHistory #Warof1812 #Canada

  17. What a pleasure to talk about my book with members of the Canadian International Council, Waterloo branch, last night at St. Jerome's University. An engaged and thoughtful audience!

    There are a lot of people to thank for making it happen. Special thanks to John English for the invitation, Shawky Fahel for smoothing the way, Ryan Touhey of the history department at St. Jerome’s for co-sponsoring my talk, and Krenare Recaj for dashing out and getting more books when it looked like we did not have enough!

    #hedidnotconquer #canada #cdnhist #cdaus @dundurnpress

    Photo credit: Frances Barclay

  18. What a pleasure to talk about my book with members of the Canadian International Council, Waterloo branch, last night at St. Jerome's University. An engaged and thoughtful audience!

    There are a lot of people to thank for making it happen. Special thanks to John English for the invitation, Shawky Fahel for smoothing the way, Ryan Touhey of the history department at St. Jerome’s for co-sponsoring my talk, and Krenare Recaj for dashing out and getting more books when it looked like we did not have enough!

    #hedidnotconquer #canada #cdnhist #cdaus @dundurnpress

    Photo credit: Frances Barclay

  19. #OTD in 1965 the Canadian Flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. Also, appropriately on this day in 1996, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien extended the "Shawinigan handshake" to a protester in Gatineau, Quebec. #CdnHist #APartOfOurHeritage

  20. #OTD in 1965 the Canadian Flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. Also, appropriately on this day in 1996, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien extended the "Shawinigan handshake" to a protester in Gatineau, Quebec. #CdnHist #APartOfOurHeritage

  21. #ÉlénaChoquette discusses her book #LandAndTheLiberalProject: #Canada's Violent Expansion

    Choquette 'investigates the liberal concept that underpinned land appropriation and legitimized violence: #Indigenous territory and people were to be “improved,” the former by agrarian capitalism, the latter by so-called protection and enforced schooling.'

    newbooksnetwork.com/land-and-t

    #CdnHist #CanadianHistory #FirstNations #Métis #settlerColonialism #colonialViolence #books @bookstodon

  22. 1996 "Eureka! A Goose Egg Nugget" painting by Carl Barks (1901-2000). Features Scrooge McDuck finding the basis of his massive fortune during the Klondike Gold Rush. Via Heritage Auctions. #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist

  23. 1996 "Eureka! A Goose Egg Nugget" painting by Carl Barks (1901-2000). Features Scrooge McDuck finding the basis of his massive fortune during the Klondike Gold Rush. Via Heritage Auctions. #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist

  24. Circa 1943 "Lookouts at Barley Cove" oil painting by Edward John "E.J." Hughes (1913-2007). Depicts a military patrol on Kiska Island where Hughes, a Canadian army artist, spent some time stationed during World War II. Via Canadian War Museum. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  25. Circa 1943 "Lookouts at Barley Cove" oil painting by Edward John "E.J." Hughes (1913-2007). Depicts a military patrol on Kiska Island where Hughes, a Canadian army artist, spent some time stationed during World War II. Via Canadian War Museum. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  26. Oct 8, 1915, SS Mariposa of the Alaska Steamship Company line hit rocks off British Columbia. Passengers uncomfortably gathered on the shore and were picked up two hours later. Ship saved but sank two years later. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  27. Oct 8, 1915, SS Mariposa of the Alaska Steamship Company line hit rocks off British Columbia. Passengers uncomfortably gathered on the shore and were picked up two hours later. Ship saved but sank two years later. #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  28. 1949 US Army's Alaska Highway guide excerpts. The interview-fueled details on road conditions are a highlight. Best comment: "Don't plan to camp on the Little Smokey River w/o a shotgun for the mosquitoes!" #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  29. 1949 US Army's Alaska Highway guide excerpts. The interview-fueled details on road conditions are a highlight. Best comment: "Don't plan to camp on the Little Smokey River w/o a shotgun for the mosquitoes!" #alaskahistory #cdnhist #alaska

  30. 2015 kids in Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Nunavut, Canada by Alaskan photographer Acacia Johnson. Part of her Under the Same Stars series shot over four months at Ikpiarjuk. See more of here work here: acaciajohnson.com #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist #nunavut

  31. 2015 kids in Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Nunavut, Canada by Alaskan photographer Acacia Johnson. Part of her Under the Same Stars series shot over four months at Ikpiarjuk. See more of here work here: acaciajohnson.com #alaskahistory #alaska #cdnhist #nunavut

  32. Welcome to June.
    In this month, in 1749, settlers heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia with Cornwallis incl. Herbert Jefferie, printer, & Thomas Blackwell, bookbinder. Whether they carried type & other equipment is unclear. The 2 may have continued on to Boston, yet it’s possible Jefferie briefly worked in Halifax. If so, he could be Canada’s first printer—an honour usually bestowed upon Bartholomew Green Jr.
    #books #BookHistory #typography #CdnHist 📚 📜
    @bookhistodons @histodons

  33. Welcome to June.
    In this month, in 1749, settlers heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia with Cornwallis incl. Herbert Jefferie, printer, & Thomas Blackwell, bookbinder. Whether they carried type & other equipment is unclear. The 2 may have continued on to Boston, yet it’s possible Jefferie briefly worked in Halifax. If so, he could be Canada’s first printer—an honour usually bestowed upon Bartholomew Green Jr.
    #books #BookHistory #typography #CdnHist 📚 📜
    @bookhistodons @histodons

  34. 1897 Dawson. Jack London camped next to this cabin. The dog, a Saint Bernard/Scotch collie mix named Jack, was the inspiration for Buck, the hero from Call of the Wild. Like Buck, Jack was owned by a California judge. Via Huntington Library #cdnhist #alaskahistory #alaska

  35. 1897 Dawson. Jack London camped next to this cabin. The dog, a Saint Bernard/Scotch collie mix named Jack, was the inspiration for Buck, the hero from Call of the Wild. Like Buck, Jack was owned by a California judge. Via Huntington Library #cdnhist #alaskahistory #alaska

  36. It can’t be overstated how hugely impactful this outcome was. It dramatically changed the course of #history in North America. #France gave up, leading to English becoming the dominant culture in #Canada and the #USA. The “appeasement“ of the Francophones afterwards, has also shaped most of #CdnHist

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gi5aa3xwzycdspmut3nldm7k/post/3lhthursu572p

  37. Some year, a wealthy Canadian should buy up all the #Superbowl ad spots and play a different Heritage Minute for each ad. Looking at you, David Thomson youtube.com/playlist?lis... #APartOfOurHeritage #History #CdnHist

    Heritage Minutes - YouTube

  38. Sep 1, 1897 "His Silent Partners" cartoon from Puck magazine. A Klondike gold miner--note the sluice box labeled Klondike Placer--labors while watched by hungry vultures ready to take his money: bars, card sharps, dance houses, gambling dens, and opium joints. #cdnhist #alaskahistory

  39. Sep 1, 1897 "His Silent Partners" cartoon from Puck magazine. A Klondike gold miner--note the sluice box labeled Klondike Placer--labors while watched by hungry vultures ready to take his money: bars, card sharps, dance houses, gambling dens, and opium joints. #cdnhist #alaskahistory

  40. Late 1880s Tsimshian chief's rattle (shoa shoa). The carvings (raven, frog, human, & another, crested bird) signify the connection between animal and human, of the transfer of spiritual power from animal to human. Via Smithsonian. #alaskahistory #cdnhist

  41. Late 1880s Tsimshian chief's rattle (shoa shoa). The carvings (raven, frog, human, & another, crested bird) signify the connection between animal and human, of the transfer of spiritual power from animal to human. Via Smithsonian. #alaskahistory #cdnhist

  42. #TIH #OTD 7 Jan 1779: Quebec Gazette announced a new subscription for a public library at Ville de Québec—the 1st public library estab. in what is now #Canada. Some books were bought from local members of the public, but most were brought over from Europe. By 1788, the library held 2000 volumes. Despite loss of many books in a 1854 fire, the library’s 1866 catalogue listed 6990 vols in its collections. #books #BookHistory #CdnHist
    @bookhistodons @histodons @litstudies

  43. #TIH #OTD 7 Jan 1779: Quebec Gazette announced a new subscription for a public library at Ville de Québec—the 1st public library estab. in what is now #Canada. Some books were bought from local members of the public, but most were brought over from Europe. By 1788, the library held 2000 volumes. Despite loss of many books in a 1854 fire, the library’s 1866 catalogue listed 6990 vols in its collections. #books #BookHistory #CdnHist
    @bookhistodons @histodons @litstudies

  44. Spent some of the afternoon reading about the Beaches on the shores of a different Great Lake. #Toronto #cdnhist #history #GreatLakes

  45. Spent some of the afternoon reading about the Beaches on the shores of a different Great Lake. #Toronto #cdnhist #history #GreatLakes