Indigenous History Month
As another June rings in the start of National Indigenous History Month, we are reminded to reflect on the overlooked, erased, and reclaimed stories that live within our histories as Indigenous people. It is also […]
Passive Denialism, Indigenous Historical Research Obstruction, and Cuts to Heritage Institutions
Mary Jane Logan McCallum[i] Winnipeg Manitoba Over the past two months, we’ve seen media coverage of federal museum and archives job losses because of the Canada Strong Budget 2025 and its required cutbacks. The loss of […]
Archives on STEM Day
Mary Jane Logan McCallum Winnipeg, July 2025 “STEM,” the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is a field of targeted youth education that emphasizes hands-on applications of scientific skills and knowledge. It intentionally promotes […]
The Federal Indian Hospitals Settlement is an abuse settlement. It is not an Indian Hospital settlement.
Mary Jane Logan McCallumPort Stanley, Ontario, June 2025 Clearwater Lake Indian Hospital, February 1962. Photo by Mr. Don Reynolds from the Sam Waller Museum, PP2014.2.20 On 24 June 2025, the Federal Court approved the Indian […]
Reading Between the Lines of Métis Scrip
Maegan EllisUniversity of Guelph I’m currently a graduate student – a Métis historian in-training – but this document has been familiar to me for some time. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately – […]
Decoding Mississauga Place Names for Historical Purposes
By Alan Ojiig Corbiere This document was written on July 4, 1796 by Crown Surveyor, Augustus Jones (ca. 1757 – November 16, 1836). Augustus Jones was born in the United States, but fled to Upper […]
Uncovering First Nations Perspectives Buried in Archival Documents
Robert Alexander InnesMcMaster University The annual report of the Department of Indian Affairs for 1884 was submitted to parliament by the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, John A. Macdonald. In the report Macdonald details the “Yellow […]
The Haudenosaunee Passport: A brief historical sketch
Susan M. Hill (Grand River Haudenosaunee/Mohawk Nation)University of Toronto Image: inside cover of the author’s personal Haudenosaunee passport In August of 1921 Deskaheh (Levi General), a Cayuga Nation Chief, travelled to London, England on behalf […]
Researching Truth in a Culture of Impunity: The Findings of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites Associated with Indian Residential Schools
Mary Jane Logan McCallumUniversity of Winnipeg At the Release of An Indigenous-Led Reparations Framework Gathering, October 29-30, 2024. On June 8, 2022, Kimberley R. Murray, member of the Kanehstà:ke Mohawk Nation, was appointed as Independent […]
Documentation and the Metis Nation, Part 2
Brenda Macdougall The HBCA E Private Records (E.1-E.227) contain myriad types of records created between 1811 and 1890, generated by individuals and families, organizational bodies, and significant events. They include everything from indexes for births, […]