Stichwort Canadian History

Das 1876 in Kanada verabschiedete Indianergesetz machte die Angehörigen der Ureinwohner zu Bürgern zweiter Klasse und trennte sie von der weißen Bevölkerung: Die jahrhundertelang nomadisch lebenden Ureinwohner wurden in Reservate umgesiedelt, um ihr Verhalten und ihre Ressourcen zu kontrollieren, und Tausende ihrer jüngsten Mitglieder wurden von ihren Familien getrennt, um christianisiert zu werden: ein kultureller Völkermord, der in der kanadischen Gesellschaft bis heute nachwirkt.

Who would have thought that Canadian history could be so much fun? Blackfly is set in the 18th century fur-trading post of Fort Simpson-Eaton and is a hysterical romp through the backwoods of Canada when the British ruled, the French explored, and beaver was king.

The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.

Jonathan Roberge dives into the world of Montréal crime during the 1957-1977 period, when the city saw a prolonged war between the police and bank robbers.