Canadian Institute for Historical Education @CdnInst4HistEd
The CIHE is a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization dedicated to promoting historical literacy and civic understanding in Canada.linktr.ee/cihe.ca Toronto, OntarioJoined October 2023
📚 Writing History: A Conversation Between Storytellers
🗓 September 26th | 7PM EST | Hybrid Event
What happens when two of Canada’s most celebrated storytellers sit down to talk about history?
Join award-winning historian Charlotte Gray and bestselling mystery author Maureen…
This fall, CIHE is bringing some of Canada’s most accomplished historians, authors, and storytellers together for a series of compelling conversations you won’t want to miss. Each event offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from the voices shaping our understanding of the…
Have you seen Sir John A. Macdonald?
Across Canada, statues of Sir John A. Macdonald have been removed, boxed up, or vandalized—from Montreal and Kingston to Victoria and Regina.
We believe history should be explained, not erased. These statues, when paired with thoughtful…
With the start of a new school year, we imagine how Egerton Ryerson likely felt knowing that his name and figure have been betrayed by the school system he founded.
For further reading, read Paul Bennett's article written for the Macdonald Laurier Institute:…
September 3, 1962 — Trans-Canada Highway Officially Opens
The road that connects us all.
On this day, Canada officially opened the Trans-Canada Highway—one of the longest national highways in the world. Spanning over 7,000 km from the Pacific to the Atlantic, it united…
September 1, 1905 — Saskatchewan and Alberta Join Canada
A big day for Western Canada 🍁
On this day in 1905, Saskatchewan and Alberta officially became provinces—bringing prairie voices into Confederation and solidifying Canada’s presence from sea to sea.
These provinces…
It all started with a meeting—and a bold idea.
On this day, leaders from across British North America gathered in Charlottetown to discuss uniting the colonies. What began as a regional conversation became the foundation for a new nation: Canada.
Their vision, shaped by…
August 24, 1814: Canadian and British troops—alongside Indigenous allies—marched into Washington and made history🔥
It was payback for the burning of York. During the War of 1812, British forces, supported by Canadian militias and Indigenous warriors, launched a bold raid on the…
“My heart feels one with them.”
This quote from Egerton Ryerson reveals a side of his relationship with Indigenous peoples that’s often overlooked.
In 1847, Ryerson wrote a report on Indigenous education recommending voluntary, religious-based day schools—but he did not propose…
In 2023, Ryerson University became Toronto Metropolitan University—because of a claim that Ryerson “created” residential schools.
But is that actually true?
The real history tells a different story:
📚 Egerton Ryerson did not design, run, or implement the residential school…
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