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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Cours de couture au pensionnat autochtone de Shubenacadie
Cette photographie montre des filles Mi'kmaq dans un cours de couture au pensionnat autochtone de Shubenacadie en Nouvelle-Écosse en 1929.
Students at Fort Simpson Residential School
Students at the Fort Simpson School in the Northwest Territories in 1922 hold up letters that spell “Goodbye.”
Étudiants du pensionnat autochtone de Fort Simpson
Cette photographie de 1922 illustre des étudiants de l’école de Fort Simpson dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest qui tiennent des lettres formant le mot « Goodbye » (au revoir en français).
Sun Dance Ceremony
The annual Sun Dance ceremony at the Blood Indian Reserve, near Cardston, Alberta.
La cérémonie de la danse du soleil
Des hommes célèbrent la danse du soleil, une cérémonie annuelle traditionnellement pratiquée par les Peuples Autochtones de la réserve Blood en Alberta.
"The Anti-Chinese Wall" Cartoon
This 1882 cartoon shows stereotypical imagery of laborers, among whom are Irishmen, an African American, a Civil War veteran, Italian, Frenchman, and a Jew, building a wall against the Chinese.
Aftermath of the Ramaphosa Riots
A child pushes a trolley cart through burnt debris after violent xenophobic clashes at the Ramaphosa informal settlement on the outskirt of Johannesburg on May 21, 2008.
Apartheid Era Sign
The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (passed in 1953) led to signs such as the one shown below.
The Lone Ranger
This image portrays the fictional Native American character, Tonto, in the 1930s radio show and 1970s television adaption, "The Lone Ranger."
Le Lone Ranger
Tonto, personnage fictif autochtone de l’émission The Lone Ranger, émission radio des années 1930 devenue émission télévisée dans les années 1950, représente bien les stéréotypes négatifs dans la culture populaire nord-américaine à l’égard des Peuples Autochtones.
Tyler Atkins' Twitter Post
On August 10, 2014, teenager Tyler Atkins posted these images on Twitter accompanied by the following tweet: “#IfTheyGunnedMeDown which picture would they use.”