"The connection between fishing, culture, community, and history is a common trope. Is it true?" Andrew Nurse (Andrew Nurse)'s post is live today. activehistory.ca/blog/2024/08/1…

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Really delighted to announce Josh Manitowabi's @SeeingSpirit successful defence of his Phd, "The Nation of the Raised Hair: Anishinaabek Diplomacy in the Covenant Chain" - a fine piece of Interdisciplinary scholarship well defended.Congratulations Josh! Brock History Dept

Marshall Decision 25years on — landmark court ruling that affirmed First Nations' treaty right to fish, hunt and gather in pursuit of a moderate livelihood — there's still a long way to go to properly uphold it. cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Reimagining the Historic Welland Canals - Kimberly Monk Brock University Centre for Canadian Studies - Oct 24

Save the Date: Thursday, October 24th📅 Join us for a lecture by Kimberly Monk, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Welland Canals! #BrockUHistory

Can’t wait to get into this. Congratulations ⁦Colin Coates⁩! #cdnhist

September 30th marks the start of the Caravan of Death, a brutal military operation following the 1973 Chilean coup. This death squad executed dozens of political prisoners, and its legacy remains critical in Chile’s fight for justice. Adeline Vasquez-Parra's essay is live today.

In honour of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation join the celebration of Dr. Imelda Perley’s new picturebook at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery from 2:00-4:00 pm. The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick #shelfietalk

As we participate in Truth & Reconciliation activities today, it is important to remember that residential schools & day schools were part of colonial systems of education that w/o careful att’n can continue the oppression that lay at the heart of the IRS system. #cdnhist

The six Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation call on the “Progressive” Conservative Party in New Brunswick to remove Sherry Wilson from its candidate roster in this election following her appalling statement comparing the residential school atrocities to “parental rights.”

Deux nouvelles lectures pour commencer l’automne en beauté!

"Since the release of the TRC’s Final Report, denialists feel that they have lost control of the narrative and [...] seek to distort, downplay, and discredit established historical truths to try and regain control." Sean Carleton's post is live today. activehistory.ca/blog/2024/11/1…

Comme plusieurs je préfère migrer vers un ciel plus bleu ! Migrating towards a blue sky ! Renee Baum.bsky.social

"A close reading of surviving textual and archaeological sources suggests that Europeans Indigenous peoples viewed birds as key to the Northwest Atlantic .... There could be no cod without the gannet, no whale-hunt without the auk".

Am pleased to call attention to the first of three posts NiCHE on a cool assignment Tina Adcock and I did in our co-taught graduate course on global #envhist this term. We asked students to reflect on "the place where you live": niche-canada.org/2024/12/02/the…

Interested in the history of nuns, the Scottish diaspora, New France, or Tudor politics across the Atlantic? Consider coming to this talk next week (Wednesday, 18 December, 7pm) - in person at the beautiful Morrin Centre if you're in Quebec, online if not. morrin.org/en/event/libra…

The cover page of my new book #africandiaspora #slavery #slavenarrative

Franfreluche est partie. Et avec elle, un magnifique morceau d’enfance. Revenant de l’école, on s’installait devant la télé avec un biscuit et un verre de lait, pour l’entendre chanter «Franfreluche m’a raconté, un beau conte à sa manière..». Merci Kim💙 ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/17418…

The iconic Cherry Blossom product, originally created in Sherbrooke, Quebec, in the 1890s by the Lowney company, was later sold to Hershey, will cease its production this week.