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Canada's History is well into the holiday spirit with 31 Days of Holiday Histories. Each calendar image is loaded with holiday inspired content from Canada's History magazine, the Beaver, Kayak, and more. So come back each day in Decemeber with your family or class for a special piece of Canada's History.
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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. You know Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen, but do you recall where our favourite holiday songs came from? We picked three covers to add to your playlist and looked into their history.
First, we’ve got to find a barn. This should be no problem because in Western Quebec there are still a number of old but solid barns.
A century ago, Harry Colebourn bought a black bear from a trapper in White River, Ontario for twenty dollars. Colebourn named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg.
This Iglulik Inuit-made qulittuq (man’s parka) was produced in the early twentieth-century from thick caribou skins to withstand the cold winters.
Going Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation is an outstanding display of public history from The Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Joseph Boyden.