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Hello history friends, Another school year is upon us and it’s going to be a great one for teaching history! 2012 brings with it two bicentennials. Preparations are well underway for the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and it’s been 200 years since the creation of the Red River Colony. It’s also a great time to teach your students about Black history in Canada, as the UN has named 2011 the International Year of People of African Descent. And of course, we’re still celebrating the 100th birthday of Parks Canada. In our latest issue of Canada’s History, we featured some of Parks’ underwater adventures. Click here to read the article. For more on marine archaeology, you can listen to this podcast and learn about Parks Canada’s search for the Franklin vessels lost in the waters of Nunavut.
Be sure to mark your calendars for the premier of CBC’s movie John A: Birth of a Country, which airs on September 19, 2011 at 8:00pm. The movie is based on Richard Gwyn’s award-winning book John A: The Man Who Made Us. We’ll have more information and resources on this series in the coming weeks. We know there’s a lot to do, but we’re here to help you. Check out our new lesson plans like Ken MacDonald’s Fort Louisbourg: Living History or Tom Morton’s Harriet Tubman: Recognizing Human Agency. We’ve also found some great Classroom Resources for you, like the Black History Canada portal, the National Film Board of Canada or Peel’s Prairie Provinces. We’re constantly updating our content, so make sure you visit CanadasHistory.ca often. Sincerely, Joel Ralph 
©Canada's History 2011 
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Also in the August/September issue is a special feature about the finalists for the 2011 Governor General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. You can read the article 
