
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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Revolution Remix: Systemic Racism and Black Empowerment Movements in 1960s Canada
In the 1960s, the civil rights movement gathered support through protest marches, university sit-ins, and the awareness of scholars and leaders of African descent. It was a time of empowerment, liberation and awareness for people seeking equality.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.


Survivor Truths: The Art of Reconciliation

Black Women: Changemakers of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Early Black Communities

2SLGBTQIA+ History and Identities in Canada

African Nova Scotians: 20th Century Canadian Legacies
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.

Apothecary Jar

Religious Statuette

Record of Marriage of Catherine Moitié and Désiré Viger, 1667

Map of the Government of Quebec, 1709

Family Tree

Maple Sugar Mould

Letter from Agathe de Saint-Père de Legardeur de Repentigny to the Minister of Marine and Colonies

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.