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🌟 DEBUT SERIES: From Time Immemorial to Confederation (Jan 12) A 5-part special uncovering the gritty, 14,000-year reality of how Canada was forged—from Indigenous worlds and fur trade wars to the political deadlock of 1867.
🗺️ VISUAL COMPANION:
History happens on a map. Download the custom infographics and artwork for this episode to follow along with the story:
Download Visual Guide 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ldmxGhjW7CDmimOtkVwuOdFuK58j5Bw/view?usp=sharing
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Series Release Schedule:
Mon, Jan 12 | Episode 1: Before Canada
We begin 14,000 years ago, exploring the complex Indigenous worlds that thrived here long before European contact.
Tue, Jan 13 | Episode 2: First Contacts (c. 1497-1763)
A look at how furs, faith, and the Columbian Exchange transformed the continent and led to the fall of New France.
Wed, Jan 14 | Episode 3: Revolutions & Redrawing the Map (1763-1815)
The American Revolution and War of 1812 reshape the borders, testing the survival of British North America.
Thu, Jan 15 | Episode 4: Furs, Frontiers & Rebellions (1815-1860)
The rise of the Métis Nation, the fur trade wars, and the rebellions that forced the colonies toward democracy.
Fri, Jan 16 | Episode 5: On the Edge of a New Dominion (1860-1867)
Political deadlock and American threats push rival colonies to stitch together a new country: Canada.
Complete Series Bibliography & Recommended Reading:
Books
The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire by Stephen R. Bown https://amzn.to/49J4Njk
The North-West Is Our Mother by Jean Teillet https://amzn.to/49JfhPL
The Invasion of Canada (1812–1813) by Pierre Berton https://amzn.to/4sxmdab
The Civil War of 1812 by Alan Taylor https://amzn.to/4ptqM2k
Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada From the Vikings to the Present by Conrad Black https://amzn.to/4qDUW42
Clearing the Plains by James Daschuk https://amzn.to/4jvvVpr
Federalism and the Constitution of Canada by David E. Smith https://amzn.to/4500Dku
Open Educational Resources (Read Free Online)
Canadian History: Pre‑Confederation (2nd ed.) by John Douglas Belshaw https://opentextbc.ca/preconfederation/
Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada by John Douglas Belshaw, Sarah Nickel, and Chelsea Horton https://histindigenouspeoples.pressbooks.tru.ca/
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Keywords:Canadian History, Confederation, Indigenous History, War of 1812, Metis Nation, Sir John A. Macdonald, Fur Trade, British North America, Historical Series, Storman Norman Presents
