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Canadian History in Your Classroom
Browse the Canadian-history-themed packages below — each is full of museum objects, archival documents, short interviews, activity suggestions and more. All content has been developed in consultation with diverse cultural communities and topic experts, and reflects current Canadian curricula.
Please check back often, as we will continue to enrich these packages and develop new ones, while also reflecting the latest in scholarship, learning, and ways of teaching.
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Early Black Communities
Since the 17th century, people of African descent have come to Canada in various capacities, have formed thriving communities, and, despite battling decades of systemic anti-Black racism across the country, have continued to enrich Canada’s cultural, social and historical identities.Search packages and objects
Packages
Organized by theme, each package features a collection of digitized museum artifacts, archival documents, video clips, audio clips, and activity suggestions for your class. Browse packages below.
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![Black-and-white photograph of woman reading a book with three children.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/early-black-communities-featured.jpg)
Early Black Communities
![A square section of a rainbow banner on a grey background.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/package-featured-tilt.jpg)
2SLGBTQIA+ History and Identities in Canada
![Sepia photograph showing church congregation dressed in their Sunday best. - Une photographie sépia montrant des membres d’une paroisse en habits du dimanche.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Church-Picnic_Weymouth-Falls-2-1-1-scaled-e1695924313720.jpg)
African Nova Scotians: 20th Century Canadian Legacies
![children holding birchbark moose call](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Package-Image_IMG2018-0032-0153-Dm-crop-copy.jpg)
History Box
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Lost Liberties – The War Measures Act
Objects
Objects are the key elements in each package, and include digitized museum artifacts, archival documents, and video and audio clips. To explore individual objects, click on the items below.
![Apocathy Jar](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Marie_Pharmacy-Pot_2012_778a-1-1000x744.jpeg)
Apothecary Jar
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Religious Statuette
![Paper document with hand-written French text in dark ink.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Catherine_Record-of-Marriage_IMG_3200-1000x744.jpeg)
Record of Marriage of Catherine Moitié and Désiré Viger, 1667
![An old map of Québec City. Long, parallel lines indicate properties.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Carte_du_gouvernement_de_Québec_...Catalogne_Gédéon_btv1b5968946w_1-1000x744.jpeg)
Map of the Government of Quebec, 1709
![Sepia-toned family tree showing six generations.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/family-tree-1000x744-1.jpg)
Family Tree
![Picture of wooden sugar mould with hearts carved out](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Agathe_Sugar-Mould_D2003-06585-Revised-1000x744.jpg)
Maple Sugar Mould
![Old document with hand-written French text. Important parts are highlighted.](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-20-at-4.20.39-PM.png)
Letter from Agathe de Saint-Père de Legardeur de Repentigny to the Minister of Marine and Colonies
![Image of a broken antique blue and white china teacup](https://www.historymuseum.ca/wp-teachers-zone/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rose_teacup_IMG2019-0027-0032-Dm-1000x744.jpg)
Teacup
Thank you to our donors!
This project has been generously supported by The Rossy Foundation.
With support from the Wilson Foundation and individual donors across Canada.