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The untold story of the Hudson’s Bay Company
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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The latest in our Colour the Trail series
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Science & Tech
As a biologist and photographer, I had long hoped to visit Antarctica — but this journey was much more than a travel dream fulfilled
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The first-of-its-kind educational resource aims to share the stories and cultures of Indigenous peoples with Canadians and the world
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Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada
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Groundbreaking new educational resource coming this summer
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s chair on how Inuit are speaking up about climate change with a global voice
Environment
Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest
Environment
In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.
Environment
Bioethicist and conservationist Kerry Bowman on the 2020 Amazonian forest fires — as bad, or worse than 2019's — and why Canadians should be very concerned
Environment
To many, the Yukon appears to be the vanguard of a growing Indigenous land power movement in Canada centred mostly in the North
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The director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation reflects on Indigenous progress in 2017 and looks ahead to 2067
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Sylvia Maracle, executive director of the federation, discusses the organization’s past successes and challenging future ahead
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Ambitious multi-platform, Indigenous-led project will be a tool for education and reconciliation
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit leaders gather on Parliament Hill for the launch of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada's Giant Floor Map and teacher's guide, now available across the country
Mapping
Users can learn about the Indigenous territories, languages and treaties of the cities they live in with just a few clicks
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Long before an amateur prospector struck it rich near Cobalt Lake in northern Ontario, local Indigenous nations mined and traded silver. It’s time to set the record straight on the “discovery” of Canada’s immense resource wealth.
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The former governor general of Canada reflects on the challenges facing Canadian women today
Mapping
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
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As sea level rise and the accelerating pace of coastal erosion threaten cultural heritage around the world, Canada has a lot to lose
Environment
The discovery of the 150-year-old Ts’msyen and Coast Salish garden sites — and their still-booming biodiversity — could provide fresh inspiration for both land management and food security solutions
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As the federal government prepares to move forward with its promised Indigenous language legislation, the Witsuwit’en Language and Culture Society is hoping for a language renaissance in Canada
Exploration
This motor-free ocean race — with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats — is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all
Environment
As ship traffic increases off the coast of British Columbia, so will accidents. The Heiltsuk Nation intends to be ready.
Environment
Jocelyn Joe-Strack, a scientist and geographer from the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, is embarking on a tour of Canadian embassies in Europe to share Indigenous perspectives on climate change
Environment
An excerpt from “We Always Begin with an Acknowledgement of the Land” by Amish Morrell
Environment
The Environment and Climate Change minister shares insights from her recent tour of Labrador's Nunatsiavut region and Torngat Mountains National Park
Environment
The Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society teamed up for two days of talks on the future of the Arctic and the “blue economy” in Norway and Canada
Environment
In The Haida Gwaii Lesson: A Strategic Playbook for Indigenous Sovereignty, award-winning journalist Mark Dowie explores Haida Gwaii and the people who call it home. Below is an excerpt from the book.
Kids
The Alberta government has announced a plan to provide every junior and high school with a copy of the atlas
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The dean of the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning discusses the school's upcoming summer-semester project taking place on three rivers in the Northwest Territories
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Canadian Geographic Education offers a new multimedia educational resource centred on Indigenous content
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The former Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on moving from apology to action in Canada’s 150th year
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New project to educate Canadian students on the impact and legacy of the residential school system announced on Orange Shirt Day
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History
Display at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa also explores the historical context of women's suffrage
History
Photos of women spanning nine decades of Canadian Geographic Magazine
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A century later, former federal politician Catherine McKenna reflects on what has changed — and how far we still need to go
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History
Meet Canadian heroines who helped shape the country
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The Society hosted a panel discussion on Indigenous languages to mark the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages
Science & Tech
Part three of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: A six-part series
Exploration
Dr. Catherine Sorbara is the sole Canadian participating in Homeward Bound 2018, an annual three-week-long expedition in Antarctica aimed at bolstering women leaders in STEMM
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The painter and graphic designer discusses his roots, his craft — and his new collection of artisan canoe paddles
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“For Indigenous Peoples, the treaties are still very much alive”
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During Truth and Reconciliation Commission events, personal items were placed in a carved bentwood box to symbolize the journey toward reconciliation. How far have we come?
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UNCEDED: Voices of the Land features 18 of North America’s foremost Indigenous architects and designers
Mapping
See where 60 languages belonging to 12 language families are being used right now
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In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
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A total of $2,566,000 was awarded to five Northern Indigenous programs at a ceremony in Whitehorse Feb. 12
Mapping
A new update allows users to view 3,100 Indigenous communities and treaty settlement lands
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October 18, 2015 marked 86 years since the Persons Case, and 15 years since the ‘Famous 5’ statue was erected outside Canada’s Parliament.
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The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
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The cultural site near Saskatoon is working to connect non-Indigenous and Indigenous people to 6,000 years of the region’s First Nations heritage
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Whether diving in Antarctic waters, making scientific breakthroughs or summiting Everest, these remarkable women are making their mark on Canada and the world.
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Mapping
The LandMark map is harnessing the power of cartography to help indigenous peoples defend their lands.
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A new book remembers famed the Onondaga distance runner and explores how Canada uses sport to police Indigenous bodies and identities
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It was the third attempt at Canada’s third highest peak for the RCGS-funded team
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Waldron spoke with Canadian Geographic about representation for women and racialized communities
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Indigenous and Inuit communities are expressing concern as the threat of COVID-19 comes nearer to their communities
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Part of our Colour the Trails series.
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Seven other projects also share the more than $2.4 million in prize money awarded at Ottawa event
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*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.
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How evaluating an educational program that helps women in India empower themselves could help ensure its future
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Ballots boxes used to be made of metal and voter registrations lists used to be tacked to telephone poles — here are 10 things you probably didn't know about the federal election in Canada.
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From pulling drinking water out of desert air to riding with eagle hunters in Mongolia, see what just a few of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s more than 1,000 Fellows have been working on lately
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Matawa Learning Centre pilots a Grade 12 experiential education course that teaches indigenous youth about water safety and leadership while traveling along traditional canoe routes
Environment
The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth's geology and ecosystems
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Viewers can help Library and Archives Canada transcribe archival documents by clicking “Contribute” below each record
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Part of our Colour the Trails series
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