My latest post, "Bringing the Legacy of Residential Schools into the Classroom" can be seen over on Active History. The post focuses on resources that can help teachers integrate residential schools into their lessons. I look a handful of education tools which can be accessed digitally and are good starting points for teaching the history … Continue reading Bringing the Legacy of Residential Schools into the Classroom
When You Work In A Museum: Museum Dance Off
The When You Work In A Museum site is in the midst of running a Museum Dance Off contest. The contest features amusing videos put together by museum staff across the globe. The contest started three weeks ago with entries from 22 museums in 8 countries from 4 continents.The final round of the Dance Off … Continue reading When You Work In A Museum: Museum Dance Off
Canadian History at the ROM
First Peoples Gallery. As previously mentioned I recently spent a day at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). One of the aspects that I struggled with during my visit was the sections of the museum devoted to Canada. The first floor of the ROM contains the Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada and the Daphne Cockwell Gallery … Continue reading Canadian History at the ROM
AAO 2014: Treaty 9 Travels to Northern Ontario
This is the final post summarizing my experience at the AAO 2014 conference. The first post, "AAO 2014: Context and Commemoration" can be seen here. Closing PlenaryThe closing plenary of AAO 2014 was titled "Archives Roadshow: The Journey of the James Bay Treaty to Northern Ontario" and featured talks by Paul Mcllroy, Shannon Coles, and Lani … Continue reading AAO 2014: Treaty 9 Travels to Northern Ontario
First Nations and Inuit Collaboration In Museums
As my recent post on "Community Engagement in Commemoration" mentioned I've been thinking a lot about community involvement in the practices of museums and heritage sites. The recent issue of Muse contains a short piece, "Redefining First Nations and Inuit Involvement in Exhibit Planning," by Jameson C. Brant that focuses on similar questions of engagement. … Continue reading First Nations and Inuit Collaboration In Museums
“Hurry Hard!” Community Connections to Curling in Canada
Approximately 653,000 Canadian's are curlers and many more have connections to the sport. My most recent Activehistory.ca post looks at the history of curling in Canada, the community driven nature of curling, and curling's impact on Canadian identity.
Serving Time at the Mush Hole
The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre at Algoma University is currently hosing the exhibit "Serving Time at The Mush Hole: Visual Testimony of R. G. Miller-Lahiaaks (Mohawk, Six Nations) — Selected works from Mush Hole Remembered (2008)."In the words of artist R.G. Miller, this exhibit represents "a combination of vague, mundane memories of years at the … Continue reading Serving Time at the Mush Hole
Internal Conflict: 25 years of LGBT Advocacy in the United Church
My latest post can be seen over at Activehistory.ca. The post looks at the conflicted history of the United Church of Canada's policies relating to same-sex marriage, ordination, and sexual orientation.
Heritage Hide’n’Seek GeoTour
Parks Canada recently announced a Northern Ontario heritage GeoTour that combines geocaching and the history of the Northern Ontario region. Details on the GeoTour were a bit difficult to locate initially, as the links provided in my local paper didn't direct users to the correct site and the parks website has a number of geolocation … Continue reading Heritage Hide’n’Seek GeoTour
Five Years Later: Looking Back at the Residential School Apology
June 11th marked the fifth anniversary of the Canadian Government's formal Residential School apology. This apology took place in the House of Commons on June 11, 2008 and included a number of commitments toward healing and reconciliation and redressing the historical wrongs of Residential Schools. The full text of the apology can be seen here.What … Continue reading Five Years Later: Looking Back at the Residential School Apology