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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Who Are The Indigenous Peoples of Canada?
Introduce yourself to the important historical events and issues that are explored throughout the rest of the book Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools.
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First Nations
The term First Nations, as of 2013, refers to some 617 different communities, traditionally composed of groups of 400 or so who lived in America long before European contact.
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The Inuit
The term Inuit refers broadly to the Arctic indigenous population of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Today, the Inuit communities of Canada live in the Inuit Nunangat—loosely defined as “Inuit homeland”—which is divided into four regions.
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Amin Maalouf Histoires d’Identité
Amin Maalouf, écrivain et auteur français, parle du besoin de trouver de nouvelles façons de penser l'identité.
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Métis
The term Métis describes descendants of both Europeans and First Nations people (the Canadian government did not formally recognize the term until the Constitution Act of 1982).
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The Invention of the “Indian”
One of the first acts of the European colonization of the Americas was an act of naming or, more accurately, misnaming.
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Colonization
When the European powers set their sights on North America, some three hundred years after the so-called discovery of the continent (which for them was the “New World”), it became a location for French and British settlements.
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Colonial Power Struggle
War and political changes also contributed to the destruction of indigenous ways, livelihoods, and physical existence.
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Le journal de Peter Feigl sur la vie au Chambon-sur-Lignon, janvier 1943
Extrait du journal de Peter Feigl de janvier 1943, dans lequel il décrit son arrivée et sa vie à Chambon-sur-Lignon.
Dernière chance pour la justice
Découvrez les procès d’anciens criminels nazis qui se déroulent au XXIe siècle, et examinez les motivations intrinsèques et les défis qu’ils représentent.
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