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The Musée des Abénakis, in Odanak, Quebec, is the first Indigenous museum in Quebec. Since 1965 it has worked to preserve, pass on and share the living culture of the W8banakiak (Abenaki).
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Photo: Fralambert · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Credit & context
The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum in Banff presents the heritage of the First Nations peoples of the Northern Plains and the Canadian Rockies.
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The Moncton Museum, part of Resurgo Place, holds artefacts and photographs recounting the region’s history. Its exhibit traces Moncton’s history from the time of the Mi’kmaq to today.
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The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, preserves canoes, kayaks and other paddled watercraft. It is on the traditional territory of the Williams Treaties First Nations.
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The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, preserves historical and contemporary Canadian and Indigenous art. Its collection includes work by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and generations of Indigenous artists.
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The Royal Saskatchewan Museum was established in 1906. Its collections and research explore Saskatchewan’s natural history and Indigenous cultural heritage, with museum sites in Regina and Eastend.
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The Village at Black Creek in Toronto, formerly Black Creek Pioneer Village, explores regional history through storytelling, heritage buildings and hands-on activities. Its interpretation includes the many communities that have shaped the region, including Indigenous peoples.
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Photo: John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Credit & context
The Winnipeg Art Gallery opened in 1912. In 2021 it expanded with Qaumajuq, an Inuit art centre, bringing a dedicated space for Inuit art into its Winnipeg cultural campus.
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The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia supports the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by building close working relationships with Indigenous peoples who have a claim to, or interest in, the material in its care.
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Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts collects and presents art from different cultures and periods. Its collections include Quebec and Canadian heritage, Indigenous art and international art.
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Photo: Thomas Ledl · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credit & context
The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto holds Indigenous, Canadian, European and contemporary art. Its exhibitions and programs bring these collections into dialogue with artists and audiences.
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Photo: Owen Byrne from Ottawa, Canada · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0 · Credit & context
The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa holds collections ranging from Indigenous and Canadian art to European works and contemporary installations.
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Lee Maracle was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017. The appointment recognizes an Indigenous writer and teacher recognized for her literary contributions.
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Thomas King was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada in 2020. The appointment recognizes a writer whose work addresses Indigenous experiences and injustices in North America.
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Tomson Highway was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2021. The appointment recognizes a writer, playwright, musician and composer whose work advances Indigenous literature and culture.
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Joseph Boyden was appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 2015. The appointment recognizes an author recognized for his writing and social engagement, including support for First Nations.
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Photo: Dan Harasymchuk · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Credit & context
In 1768 the Hudson’s Bay Company sent two British astronomers to Prince of Wales Fort, on Hudson Bay, to observe the 1769 transit of Venus. It began more than forty years of HBC cooperation with the Royal Society of London in astronomy, meteorology, cartography and natural history in the North, with Indigenous collaborators sharing their deep knowledge of the land, plants and animals.
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When Britain declared war in August 1914, Canada, whose external affairs were still governed by the United Kingdom, was automatically at war. More than 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in what was then called the Great War; more than 66,000 died and more than 172,000 were wounded. Canada signed the Treaty of Versailles separately from Britain.
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Photo: Castle, W.I. (William Ivor), official Canadian War photographer · Photo licence: Public domain · Credit & context
Algoma University was established in 1965. It is located on the former Shingwauk Indian Residential School site in Sault Ste. Marie. Its special mission includes cross-cultural learning between Indigenous communities and other communities in Northern Ontario.
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The University of Lethbridge’s main campus sits in the southern Alberta coulees overlooking the Oldman River and is known for University Hall, designed by Arthur Erickson; a Calgary campus serves working professionals. The university’s Blackfoot name, Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone, was given by Elder Bruce Wolf Child in 2002.
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The University of Regina became an independent, degree-granting university on July 1, 1974, building on its earlier history as Regina College. Its federated colleges include Campion College, Luther College and First Nations University of Canada.
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Photo: Haydn Blackey from Cardiff, Wales · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Credit & context
The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research was founded in 1980 to meet the educational and cultural needs of Saskatchewan’s Métis community. It is the official training and education arm of the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan and is owned by the Métis people of Saskatchewan; its college delivers the first two years of University of Saskatchewan arts and science degrees.
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On a visit to the United States on January 16 and 17, 1961, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker signed the Treaty on Cooperative Development of the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin.
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Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, in southwest Nova Scotia, preserves Mi’kmaq cultural heritage, including petroglyphs and waters travelled by the Mi’kmaq for thousands of years. It is a dark-sky preserve, and its Seaside area at Port Joli protects a stretch of Atlantic coast.
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