The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...
Since the War of 1812, Indigenous people have fought by the side of non-Indigenous people, despite the prejudice and discrimination they faced here in Canada. At war, they stood on ...
A few Indigenous men joined the armed forces in the First World War but the recruiter considered them inferior and not ...
In August 1918, Norwest was sent on a mission to locate a German sniper’s lair near Fouquescourt, Somme, France, where he was ...
The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...
“The war was so ill conceived and ineptly run that the government wanted to forget the whole embarrassment almost from the moment it ended,” says Gordon Wood, a leading historian of the early United ...
Toronto commemorated Indigenous Veterans Day this weekend, and one organization says the date symbolizes more than ...
As part of Veterans Week which runs from Nov. 5 until the 11, Indigenous veterans are specifically acknowledged on Nov. 8 for their service and the unique challenges they faced upon returning home.