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The Need for Speedy History in the Post-War Canadian North 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
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Municipal Conflicts of Interest in Canada, Old and New 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
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Time for a Change: Historical Perspective on the Washington Redskins Name and Logo Controversy 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Washington Redskins logo. Source: Wikipedia. ActiveHistory.ca is on a two-week hiatus, but we’ll be back with new content in early September. During the hiatus, we’re featuring some of our favourite ...
Tap Dancing and Murder – in a Grade Seven Classroom 22 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
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Speak, Recipe: Reading Cookbooks as Life Stories 21 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
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A building by any other name: The politics of renaming and commemoration 20 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa. Photo: “Ottawa Canada May 2010 – Sussex Drive East 21” by Douglas Sprott. Flickr Creative Commons. ActiveHistory.ca is on a two-week hiatus, but we’ll be back with...
Carnivorous Walrus as Country Food 19 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
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Remixing the Canadian Narrative: Hip Hop as Public History 14 Aug 2013 | 01:19 pm
Toronto Rappers Maestro (left), Michie Mee (right) By Francesca D’Amico In 1991, Toronto rapper Maestro reminded Canadians that, “we live in this place with racism called C-A-N-A-D-A. I’m watching i...
History Slam Episode Twenty-Seven: Heather Murray and LGBT History 12 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
By Sean Graham This Friday, Capital Pride kicks off its ten days of festivities in Ottawa. With film showings, pub nights, and, of course, the parade, the event seems to get bigger and garner more at...
History Slam Episode Twenty-Six: The Black Panthers in Saskatchewan 7 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
By Sean Graham I often say that Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is one of my favourite cities in the country – in part because of the way it has capitalized on Al Capone and the possibility that the legendar...
