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This quote by Ellis Hooks is in response to an incident at the local school. The Black Canadians have been in the Canadian Prairies for as long as many other settlers and yet they are not being treated as such. Ellis Hooks is determined to let them…

This quote about Nettie Ware is about how Nettie Ware was a greatly known person because she was a genuine person, not just a celebrity. She was welling deserving of the doctorate she received because she cared about people and she was dedicated to…

In this quote, Goldie emphasizes that her community is facing a lot of discrimination for being Black Canadians. She has faced a lot of troubles and sorrows because of this. Even with these troubles, because they have community and are facing the…

Nettie Ware and her friend around 1925. I think that this image shows how Nettie is seen as a very successful woman, and that her homesteading beginnings are often left out of her many accomplishments. Her homesteading beginnings is what shaped her…

Matthew Elliott was a wealthy white Loyalist who lived in Southwestern Ontario, and one of the richest and most merciless slaveowners in British North America. This historic illustration, made decades after the abolition of slavery in the British…

This newspaper clipping from the Halifax Gazette lists a group on enslaved people for sale, including a couple of children, showing that Canadian slavery did not refrain from using minors as often as adults to carry out labour. As many historians…

This map shows the vast territory known as New France in 1712, including parts of what are now known as Quebec, Ontario, and a portion of the United States. It outlines the major cities present in colonial Canada, such as Montreal, which, due to…

The Code Noir was one of the most crucial legal documents in shaping the system of slavery throughout the French colonial Empire, including New France, which would later become Canada. Written and issued under the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King…

This document represents a significant turning point in the history of Canadian slavery. Issued by Intendant Jacques Raudot, a high-ranking royal official in New France, in 1709, this ordinance officially recognized the right of colonists to own…

This watercolour painting showcases an overseer supervising two enslaved women as they work on a plantation. Although the scene takes place in Virginia, it somewhat reflects the labour performed by enslaved Black Canadians. They carried out similar…