Daniel R. Meister explores the life and work of John Carr Munro, federal minister for multiculturalism under Pierre Trudeau.

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. Over on @activehist.bsky.social, we’re running a year-long series examining its controversial history. Here’s the series introduction I contributed to: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...

Call for Papers - Resisting Abandonment: Language, Culture, and Ecology Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact Glendon College, York University October 15–16, 2026 Proposal Deadline: June 15, 2026 niche-canada.org/2026/04/10/c... #envhist #envhum #ecology #language

Chroniques historiques en vidéo Atelier d'histoire Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve csn-rec.ca/fr/nouvelles...

#JamesBarryDiary 12/4/1876 Ground covered with snow again, but very soft and only about an inch deep! Jordan Ritchie sawing. Dan Sutherland and Donald Gunn killed my two little pigs to day. I paid them off in full for their services. I did not grind any to day, only attending about the damned pigs.

AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN YOUNG LEADERS POSTER CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Inviting communities across Nova Scotia to nominate outstanding young Black leaders who are making meaningful contributions within their communities in Nova Scotia. Nomination Deadline: April 26 csn-rec.ca/prizes-award...

job Project Manager, Critical Approaches to Indigenous Relationality University of Alberta @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

#OTD (Thu, Apr. 11) 1912 at #JoeLake, #AlgonquinPark: "Heard first song sparrow. I arrested W. A*** on charge of stealing money from Tho’s Copland at Whitney. Upon searching him we found money in his book. I turned prisoner over to prov. constable." @nichecanada.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social

#JamesBarryDiary 9/4/1876 Dark and wet and ugly; snowing some little by times. Very wet footing indeed. All hands at home to day. I had a considerable of a sore head this and all the forenoon, but now it is all away, thank God. I have a considerable quantity of dirt on my lungs still. Amen.

Prix du RÉC // CSN Prizes Meilleur livre en Études canadiennes DL : le 15 mai csn-rec.ca/fr/prix-et-b... Best Book in Canadian Studies DL: 15 May csn-rec.ca/prizes-award...

CSN Prizes // Prix du RÉC Best PhD Dissertation in Canadian Studies DL: 15 July csn-rec.ca/prizes-award... Meilleure thèse de doctorat en Études canadiennes DL : le 15 juillet csn-rec.ca/fr/prix-et-b...

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Unwritten Histories, a project created by Andrea Eidinger. To commemorate this, we will be revisiting posts from Unwritten Histories throughout this week! First up explores the history of lilacs in Canada.

Congratulations! CSN members on CHA prize shortlist csn-rec.ca/news/84300-c...

job Indigenous Studies - Assistant Professor, 1-year term Trent University Review of applications will begin on May 15, 2026. csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

launch of a new research initiative: the Kootenay Gay History Project csn-rec.ca/news/84311-k... @cndhistassoc.bsky.social

Congratulations to my (long ago) Post-Doc supervisors, @arnkeeling.bsky.social and John Sandlos, for being shortlisted for the Canadian Historical Association best book prize! The Price of Gold: Mining, Pollution and Resistance in Yellowknife was in its infancy when... cha-shc.ca/shortlist-be...

On April 9, 1917, the Battle of Vimy Ridge began. One of the most famous battles in Canadian history, it saw four Canadian divisions fighting together for the first time in the battlefields of France. Here are the stories from that battle. 📸LAC A001332 🧵 1/13

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#JamesBarryDiary 8/4/1876 Ground white with snow this morning and snowing in the forenoon. Jordan Ritchie sawing some all day, water very low still. I did nothing about the mill to day - was working in the little shop most of the time. I am just middling spry to day - did not sleep much last night.

2 job postings, University of Alberta *Teaching and Learning Specialist, Indigenous Teacher Education *Firekeeper Research Associate Apply Before 2026-04-14 csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

From racial capitalism and fire ecology to urban nightscapes, our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, has the low down of our most-read articles pubished in January 2026. www.youtube.com/shorts/Hrxt8... #envhist #cdnhist #urbanhistory @urbanhistorya.bsky.social #fire

#JamesBarryDiary 7/4/1876 Ground quite white with snow but it was pretty much all gone before night. Some sun now and then. I only ground one grist of wheat to day. Jordan sawing some, but the water is very low indeed. I was in the little shop most of the day, making Brass letters part of the time.

Apr 6, 1951: the last electric streetcar operates over the Hamilton Street Railway. At one time the HSR streetcar system had 45 miles (74 km) of track but by this time it was down to only the Belt Line route. 1/3

Appel à contributions Congrès international du Centre de recherches internationales sur l’imaginaire (CRI2i) « Renouer avec l’environnement » Date limite : 31 mai 2026 csn-rec.ca/fr/conferenc...

Call for Chapters for the Routledge Handbook for the Anthropology of Play and Games DL: May 1, 2026 csn-rec.ca/conferences-...

emploi Coordo de la revue Enjeux et société Université de l’Ontario français csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

job Researcher - Academica Group csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

#JamesBarryDiary 6/4/1876 Pretty cold last night again and a very ugly day. A raw wind from the east still with some sleet falling in the forenoon. I dried 2 grists of Oats and some Barley for my self, and I also ground one small grist of wheat. Jordan Ritchie was sawing in the forenoon - water low.

Réseau d’études canadiennes - Assemblée générale annuelle 2026 et hommage aux lauréat·es le 8 avril

Canadian Studies Network - 2026 Annual General Meeting and Celebration of Authors April 8

#JamesBarryDiary 5/4/1876 Pretty cold last night and all this day. An ugly cold wind from the east. Jordan Ritchie sawing but the water is one half too low. I was all day in the Book binding establishment doing many nicknacks.

🇨🇦 In this guest article Tim Fedak outlines how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated International Geodiversity Day 2025 with a very special guided hike. www.geodiversityday.org/post/geodive...

full-time job Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow First Nations Utility Study Accelerating Community Energy Transformation, University of Victoria BC / Hybrid csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

#OTD (Fri, Apr 2) 1909 at #JoeLake, #AlgonquinPark: "Mr. George reported sick. I advised [he consult] a doctor…as a sick Ranger is no use on a beat where traveling must be done." @nichecanada.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social

#JamesBarryDiary 1/4/1876 Ground white with snow all day, and some little frost in the evening. Donald Gunn finished his sawing. I was not well as usual all day, nor yet. It commenced some time through the night in my bowels - wind, or some damned ailment or another. No grinding to day. Praise God.

StatCan Série thématique sur l'ethnicité, la langue et l'immigration Les services de garde dans la langue officielle minoritaire au Canada, 2021 et 2022 csn-rec.ca/fr/nouvelles...

Stats Can Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series Child care services in the minority official language in Canada, 2021 and 2022 csn-rec.ca/news/84165-s...

British Journal of Canadian Studies | 50th Anniversary Special Issue Read the Special Issue celebrating the British Association for Canadian Studies and the Centre of Canadian Studies 50th Anniversary Conference. 🍁 bit.ly/BJCS-50 @libraryaac.bsky.social @csnrec.bsky.social @acnzsn.bsky.social

Tenure-track position in Canadian history at Lakehead!

job History - Assistant Professor (Modern Canada) Lakehead University - Thunder Bay Campus Application Deadline: April 30th, 2026 csn-rec.ca/job-postings... @cndhistassoc.bsky.social

New Publication - THE BACKYARD JUMPER Bill Waiser and Brian Gable In 1928, Saskatoon’s Ethel Catherwood won the women’s high jump at the Amsterdam Olympic games. Her Canadian gold medal performance in an individual track and field event stood for almost a century... csn-rec.ca/news/84140-n...

.... Donald Gunn sawing to day and F. Cunningham to night all Geo Sutherland's spruce logs. I dried and ground one grist of Oats and did some fixing about the saw mill. All the rest well. /2

#JamesBarryDiary 31/3/1876 Last Day of March 1876, - I cannot say that I am sorry for it - principally on account of being so bedeviled with the cold. This was a warm day - some great snow flakes and thick for some little time on two different occasions - but it all melted away .... /1

On the blog, Danny Samson looks at the Nova Scotia Government's decision to close the Sutherland Steam Museum: acadiensis.wordpress...

job/emplois Vice-President, Northern Proj Management Office, Policy & Communications Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Vice-président(e), Bureau de gestion des projets nordiques, Politiques&communications Agence canadienne de développement économique du Nord csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

Newcomers see housing, social inclusion as key factors in staying in #ThunderBay, Ont. Welcoming Communities Analysis outlines ways to attract, retain newcomers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Happy National Indigenous Languages Day. This day was created to honour, protect and revitalize the over 70 distinct languages spoken by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada.

Here's a favourite word from Mi'kmawi'smk, (thanks to Curtis Michael's YouTube lessons): Skite’kmujuawti (ske-day-ja-muj-wati). It means 'Milky way' but directly translates to 'ghost road'. A beautiful reminder that languages hold world views & we lose so much more than words when we lose them.

job Vice-President, Reconciliation Yukon University Closing Date: April 17, 2026 - 4:30pm csn-rec.ca/job-postings... @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social