by Bradley Clements Last month, many questioned and challenged “Canada Day” as the celebration of a colonial and genocidal state. July 1 was designated as the date of Canadian confederation by the 1867 British North America Act. This Act also unilaterally asserted Canada’s ...
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Keeping connected, the British Museum
by Amber Lincoln I’m grateful to hear about the culture, art, heritage and histories of the regions surrounding the Great Lakes. I’m one of two permanent curators in the Americas (north and south) section at the British Museum. Jago Cooper, head of the Americas, is the other permanent curator. ...
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre Featured in Stories from the Land on CBC
by Krista Barclay Through Ryan McMahon’s new CBC documentary Stories from the Land you will learn about Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (the place of the long rapids) located on Manidoo Ziibi (Rainy River) in Northwestern Ontario. Owned and operated by Rainy River First Nations, Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung is ...
GRASAC Members Share Their Knowledge at Indigenous Collections Symposium
By Cara Krmpotich Over two days, March 25-26, the Ontario Museum Association in partnership with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Museum of History and Canadian Heritage, hosted Mashkawatgong-mamawewiziwin, Strengthening our bonds, sharing our practice, the 2021 Indigenous Collections ...
GRASAC Members Share Their Knowledge at Indigenous Collections Symposium
by Cara Krmpotich Over two days, March 25-26, the Ontario Museum Association in partnership with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Museum of History and Canadian Heritage, hosted Mashkawatgong-mamawewiziwin, Strengthening our bonds, sharing our practice, the 2021 Indigenous Collections ...