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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.
L’évêque von Galen et la guerre contre les handicapés
Doris Bergen parle de l’évêque von Galen et de son opposition au programme d’euthanasie T4 des Nazis.
Stolen Lives: The Charge of Genocide and the Residential Schools
Various scholars, indigenous and non-indigenous, discuss the charge of genocide regarding the Residential School system in Canada and its effects. This video is a part of the resource Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools.
Retour aux temps difficiles
Comparez les programmes des partis communiste, nazi et social-démocrate lors des élections présidentielles de 1932 en Allemagne, qui était alors en pleine crise économique.
Language, Names, and Individual Identity
Learn about the relationship between name, identity, and tradition reflected in Inuit naming practices.
Métis
Learn about the development of the Michif language and how it exemplifies a fusion of Métis and French cultures.
Words Matter
An Anishinaabe woman of Cree and Ojibway descent recalls the first instance in her childhood when she encountered the term Indian.
Words, Places, and Belonging
Read excerpts that explore the importance of land and landscape to Indigenous identity and culture.
“I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind”
Thomas King's poem explores the difference between stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples and how these people live their lives in contemporary Canada.
The Idea of the "Indian"
Learn about the ideas the first Europeans brought with them to Canada that determined their responses to the Indigenous Peoples they encountered.
From "Noble Savage" to "Wretched Indian"
Examine the differing ideas about Indigenous Peoples conveyed in a painting by George Catlin and an excerpt from Charles Dickens.
Race Theory
Learn about the development of race science in the nineteenth-century and its role in the history of racism.