History in the Hot Seat Zotero Library
2025
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As a part of History in the Hot Seat; Colonialism and the Knowing and Teaching of Canada’s Past, a Zotero library was created to aid in gathering and organizing resources related to the project. Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.
To access the Zotero library, click here.
The creation of this library was a collaborative project. We are grateful to student research assistants Hannah Belec, Katja Buchholz, and Jamie Nienhuysen for their work on this project.
History in the Hot Seat is a Knowledge Synthesis Grant funded by Social Sciences and HUmanities Research Council (SSHRC) in partnership with Canadian Heritage, Genome Canada, and UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (UKRI-AHRC) that aimed to mobilize, examine and synthesize social sciences and humanities research on Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories. To learn more about History in the Hot Seat, visit https://chrr.info/current-projects-2/past-projects/history-in-the-hot-seat-the-teaching-and-knowing-of-canadas-past/.
History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past
History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past
July 18, 2024
Hannah Belec
The “History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past” Project is part of the 2024 Knowledge Synthesis Grant Competition, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in partnership with Canadian Heritage, Genome Canada, and UK Research Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (UKRI-AHRC). The theme of the 2024 Knowledge Synthesis Grant Competition, “Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories,” aims to assess and mobilize the existing knowledge on how factors such as globalization, war, colonization, racism, slavery, climate change, technology, social media, and more have shaped or changed cultural and historical narratives.
Following the theme and goals of “Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories,” the “History in the Hot Seat” Project, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights Research and 101.5 UMFM, has produced a podcast series that explores what it means to learn and teach Canadian history, considering ongoing histories of colonialism and Indigenous dispossession.
Episode 1
In the first episode of the “History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past” Podcast, Dr. Adele Perry, Dr. Jarvis Brownlie, and Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe discuss the project’s objectives, outcomes, and impacts with interviewer Hannah Belec. The group also reflects on historical education and commemoration in Canada before and after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 2015 Report.
Works mentioned in the episode:
- About Phyllis Webstad and the Orange Shirt Society: https://orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story/
- Whitfield, Harvey Amani. North to Bondage: Loyalist Slavery in the Maritimes. UBC Press, 2016.https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/permalink/01UMB_INST/1f1g7b3/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC5331322
- Herstein, H.H., L.J. Hughes, and R.C. Kirbyson. Challenge & Survival: The History of Canada, 1970. https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/permalink/01UMB_INST/gnigpm/alma99122656420001651
- Menchú, Rigoberta and Elisabeth Burgos-Debray. I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala, 1984. https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/permalink/01UMB_INST/gnigpm/alma99118874220001651
- Frankenburg, Ruth. White Women, Race Matters, 1993. https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/permalink/01UMB_INST/1f1g7b3/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC5298946
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Volume One, Summary: Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, 2015. https://search.lib.umanitoba.ca/permalink/01UMB_INST/gnigpm/alma99148985229201651
Episode 2
In the second episode of the “History in the Hot Seat: The Teaching and Knowing of Canada’s Past” Podcast, Métis educator and administrator Kim Dudek and interviewer Hannah Belec discuss Kim’s evolving approach to teaching social studies in Manitoba; the relationship between curriculum mandates and classroom practice; recent updates to and the shortcomings of the curriculum that addresses Canada’s history of Indigenous dispossession; the role and availability of professional development for teachers to decolonize education; the importance of student activism; and the role of administration in advancing decolonization efforts in schools.
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Human Rights and Historic Wrongs in Canada: An Annotated Bibliography
2022
Lilja Best, Karen Brglez, Issac Hudson Foy, Ebrahim Jarkas, Kyla-Gabrielle Kent, Jayson Gislason, Cooper Grift, Victor Kliewer, Jonathan Hildebrand, Olivia Macdonald Mager, C. Papaioannou, Blake Mueller, Halle Rempel, Bailey Rostek, Ericka Santos, Thea Wortley
This annotated bibliography is a collaborative project of History 4000/7772, Human Rights and Historic Wrongs in Canada, University of Manitoba, Winter 2022, professor Adele Perry. Entries are in alphabetical order, and you can navigate by searching for keywords.
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The Patients who never came home: 'Indian' Tuberculosis and Indigenous Health Care in Manitoba, 1930s-1970s
March 28, 2022
Dr. Anne Lindsay, Dr. Erin Millions
In 2022, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research annual seminar series was held online, and ran in conjunction with a senior/honours course in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts. Our theme was “Historic Wrongs and Human Rights in Canada.” Leading scholars from across Canada discussed their research examining different moments of dispossession, unfreedom, incarceration, and expulsion, and how researchers and curators have navigated them.
Across Oceans of Law
March 14, 2022
Dr. Renisa Mawani
In 2022, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research annual seminar series was held online, and ran in conjunction with a senior/honours course in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts. Our theme was “Historic Wrongs and Human Rights in Canada.” Leading scholars from across Canada discussed their research examining different moments of dispossession, unfreedom, incarceration, and expulsion, and how researchers and curators have navigated them.
Civilian Internment in Canada: Histories & Legacies
March 2022
Dr. Rhonda Hinther, Dr. Jim Mochoruk
In 2022, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research annual seminar series was held online, and ran in conjunction with a senior/honours course in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts. Our theme was “Historic Wrongs and Human Rights in Canada.” Leading scholars from across Canada discussed their research examining different moments of dispossession, unfreedom, incarceration, and expulsion, and how researchers and curators have navigated them.
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Experiences of Enslaved Black People in Colonial Canada
April 7, 2022
Dr. Harvey Amani Whitfield
In 2022, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research annual seminar series was held online, and ran in conjunction with a senior/honours course in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts. Our theme was “Historic Wrongs and Human Rights in Canada.” Leading scholars from across Canada discussed their research examining different moments of dispossession, unfreedom, incarceration, and expulsion, and how researchers and curators have navigated them.
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Questions that convey Indigenous Historical Perspectives (That Challenge How Canadians View Indigenous History)
January 31, 2022
Dr. Robert Alexander Innes
In 2022, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research annual seminar series was held online, and ran in conjunction with a senior/honours course in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts. Our theme was “Historic Wrongs and Human Rights in Canada.” Leading scholars from across Canada discussed their research examining different moments of dispossession, unfreedom, incarceration, and expulsion, and how researchers and curators have navigated them.
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The Constitution and the Declaration: Discussing Indigenous Rights with Dr. Patzer
August 18, 2021
Dr. Jeremy Patzer, Kayla Lariviere
The Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) presents “The Constitution and the Declaration: Discussing Indigenous Rights” with Dr. Jeremy Patzer.
Interviewed by Kayla Lariviere, CHRR/ISSIP Research Assistant, August 18, 2021.
Manitoba 150 Disrupted
March 16, 2021
Aimée Craft, Dr. Sherry Farrell Racette Dr. Erin Millions, Katherena Vermette
On March 16, 2021, the CHRR Presents Manitoba 150 Disrupted. Please note there is explicit language in this video.
150 Seen Through the Lens of Treaty One
After introducing her latest book “Treaty Words: For as Long As the Rivers Flow”, University of Ottawa Law Professor and Author Aimée Craft said now is a good time to revisit treaty agreements and interpretations.
“One of the things I’ve spent most of my life arguing is that treaties were made was an agreement to share,” she continued, “I think that this is still fundamentally misunderstood.”
Craft noted that “at the core” of Indigenous Treaty interpretations are concepts of reciprocity, respect, and renewal.
“[Manitoba 150] is an opportunity to reflect on what is the agreement, what it should look like today, and how we should honour it and respect it,” she said.
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Kwataa-nihtaawakihk: A Hard Birth
Scholar and Artist Sherry Farell Racette spoke about her role in rebooting and re-engaging Kwataa-nihtaawakihk: A Hard Birth, a Métis art exhibit that was initially planned for a May 2020 opening.
Some goals of the exhibit, which is now scheduled to open on the 5th of February 2022, include centering the role of the Métis in the creation of Manitoba, contextualizing Louis Riel, and recreating impressions of Métis unique artistic and material culture. The exhibit will be home to significant historic documents, contemporary and historic art, as well as community centred programming.
“We hope to be able to have that laughing, dancing, and music,” she continued, “We hope to bring in artists for artist talks, film screenings, and talking circles in front of works of art because they invite dialogue.”
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Manitoba 150 x HBC 350
Manitoba Indigenous Tuberculosis Photo Project Research Director Dr. Erin Millions spoke about the intersection between Hudson Bay Company’s (HBC) 350th anniversary and Manitoba 150.
Dr. Millions noted that the famous Winnipeg downtown HBC building is a reminder of a colonial legacy that targeted, exploited, and devastated Indigenous communities. She said the disruptions of both HBC 350 and Manitoba 150 is an opportunity to rethink “commemoration in Manitoba in a way that lets us prioritize Indigenous perspectives.”
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A Girl Called Echo
The panel’s final speaker, Métis Writer Katherena Vermette, spoke about the latest book in her graphic novel series “A Girl Called Echo.”
The series follows Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl who struggles with loneliness and separation as she adjusts to a new home and school. Her journey of learning about her Métis identity becomes an extraordinary tale that brings the past to the present as Echo travels through time to live and experience Métis history in the prairies.
Vermette closed her discussion with a recitation of her poem When Louis Riel Went Crazy, which can be found here.
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