Vérité et réconciliation
Examinez la Commission de vérité et de réconciliation du Canada ainsi que le rôle qu’elle joue pour aider les individus et la nation à surmonter le traumatisme et l’injustice historique du système des pensionnats autochtones.
L'histoire à la recherche d'un nom
Étudiez le débat qui a abouti à une déclaration caractérisant de « génocide culturel » les politiques coloniales du gouvernement canadien à l’égard des Peuples Autochtones.
Choix civiques
Découvrez les efforts entrepris par les dirigeants et les militants qui défendent les droits et la culture des Peuples Autochtones, y compris les jeunes qui utilisent leur histoire et leur culture pour bâtir des ponts vers les autres et vers l’avenir.
COP26, Environmental Justice, and Human Rights
The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) that took place in Glasgow, Scotland from October to November 2021 was, in many ways, a historic event. However, even though the COP remains a crucial space for international cooperation in the fight against climate disaster, there is notable consternation over the unique burdens that various policies may place on poorer nations and those most vulnerable to adverse climate events.
The Power of Native Language Revitalization
Learn about the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, one of many grassroots efforts dedicated to healing the lasting wounds inflicted by residential schools and cultural genocide of Native peoples.
A Contested History
Students consider how US history books, films, and other works of popular culture have misrepresented the history of the Reconstruction era.
Defining Freedom
Students examine how freed people in the United States sought to define freedom after Emancipation.
The Political Struggle, 1865–1866
Students learn about President Andrew Johnson and the Congressional Republican's conflicting visions of how to rebuild the nation after the Civil War.
Interracial Democracy
Through a video-based activity, students explore how Radical Reconstruction changed the nature of voting rights and democracy in the South.
Violence and Backlash
By examining periods of violence during the Reconstruction era, students learn about the potential backlash to political and social change.
Legacies of Reconstruction
Through a video-based activity, students examine America’s struggle for a stronger democracy during Reconstruction and today.