In Hindsight
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Following the model of old-fashioned radio, Dr. Donald B. Smith, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Calgary, will present a series of 20 weekly broadcasts on different Indigenous and non Indigenous personalities in 19th and 20th-century Canadian history.
In Hindsight
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Final Episode: A reflection on the ways in which the research and writing in Canadian history have changed in our lifetimes ..read more
In Hindsight
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Archie Belaney in England, Grey Owl in Canada. On 14 April 1938, the day after his death, the Toronto Globe and Mail referred to Grey Owl, one of Canada’s first environmentalists, as the “most famous of Canadian Indians.” Who really was he ..read more
In Hindsight
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Arrival in Calgary, 1974. My teaching post in Canadian history at the University of Calgary allowed me to build on research and writing already begun in Ontario, and, to my joy, expand it across Canada. On George Self, founder of what is now the History Department of the University of Calgary, and one of the most original individuals I have ever encountered in academic life ..read more
In Hindsight
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How a student of world affairs became a Canadian historian, with his primary interest in the relationship of non-Indigenous Canadians and the Indigenous Peoples ..read more