Tag Archives: Aboriginals

This week’s crème de la crème – February 15, 2020

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Halifax Municipal Archives: Remembering Africville Source Guide by Elena Cremonese on Local History (Halifax Public Libraries). Genealogy Tip: 1842 Canadian Census Returns by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. Deciphering … Continue reading →

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Canadian government hands over residential school cemetery

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

One of Canada’s most tragic stories is the residential school system where children from Indigenous communities were taken from their families to attend residential schools often located thousands of kilometres away. There, the children were forced to forget their culture … Continue reading →

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Quebec amateur historian created one of the largest databases of Indigenous soldiers

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Gail Dever

The names of more than 150,000 Indigenous soldiers who fought for Canada and the United States have been identified after a two-decade effort from a Quebec resident. Yann Castelnot is an amateur historian from France, who has compiled one of the largest … Continue reading →

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Was there a Canadian residential school near your home?

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

For more than 100 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis children in Canada were taken from their families to attend residential schools, which were run by churches and funded by the federal government. The purpose was to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. Children were taken, often … Continue reading →

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Canada’s residential school story launched on Google Earth Voyager

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Gail Dever

The story of residential schools for First Nations, Métis and Inuit children represents a dark aspect of Canadian history. These schools existed during the lifetime of some of our ancestors, and sadly, even during our lifetime. Residential schools were first … Continue reading →

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National Archives needs volunteer archivists to tag Native American photos

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Gail Dever

The National Archives in the United States is looking for volunteer archivists to make its collections of photography from life on Native American reservations more accessible via online searches. Volunteers will tag these historic photos of reservation life, taken in … Continue reading →

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Saskatchewan lawyer wants to preserve residential school cemetery

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Gail Dever

A lawyer in North Battleford, Saskatchewan is determined to give residential school students who died in the area the burial they deserve. Following a Law Society of Saskatchewan event discussing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action and final report, … Continue reading →

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UAlberta offers online course about Indigenous Canada

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Gail Dever

The University of Alberta is offering the online course, Indigenous Canada, and it is free to audit. The course explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. Topics include the fur trade, land claims and environmental impacts, political conflicts and alliances, and contemporary … Continue reading →

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Indigenous languages are link to past

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Gail Dever

This Friday, the Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM) will host linguists from across North America who will explore how indigenous languages work, how we record them, and how we might be able to preserve them. Richard Compton, a linguistics … Continue reading →

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Work at Montreal construction site halted on what may be an aboriginal burial ground

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

Everything in Montreal is freezing these days, so it should come as no surprise that work on a construction site has been frozen. Seriously, real estate developer Ivanhoe Cambridge has suspended construction on a new downtown Montreal office tower after … Continue reading →

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