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Jun 11 2025
Where Cultures Meet: Duck Lake Regional Interpretative Centre
In Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Métis, Willow Cree First Nations, and pioneer cultures come together at the Duck Lake Interpretive Centre….
Jun 4 2025
Discovering Canada Through the Heritage of the Railway
Canada is a vast, rugged and beautiful land of scenic landscapes steeped in the culture, stories and traditions of its…
Aug 6 2024
Tse’k’wa Heritage Society
Tse’k’wa (or “Rock House” in Dane-zaa/Beaver language) is a cave site near Charlie Lake in Northeastern B.C. that tells the…
Aug 6 2024
Métis Nation of British Columbia Unveils Historic Point Ellice House
The Métis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC) has recently reopened the historic Point Ellice House in Victoria, marking a significant…
Aug 6 2024
Commemorating Residential School Sites, Their History and Legacy
*Trigger warning – This text relates to Indian Residential Schools. The Residential School System is a topic that may cause…
Apr 7 2024
The Future in Stone: Rock Art and Modern Messages at Áísínai’pi / Writing-on-Stone UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Blackfoot name for Writing-on-Stone in southern Alberta is Áísínai’pi (pronounced A SIN ay bee). Martin Heavy Head, an Elder…
Feb 8 2024
Outstanding Heritage Initiatives at 2023 Governors’ Awards
At our national conference this past October in Ottawa, the National Trust for Canada’s board of Governors recognized nine exemplary…
Feb 8 2024
Mapping Historic “Silences”: Bowstrings Heritage Foundation’s Upcoming Indigenous Map of Banff
Now one of Canada’s most famous National Parks, the Banff townsite and park area has been an important location for…
Mar 26 2023
UNDRIP and Indigenous Heritage: Pathways to Implementation
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was identified in the report of the Truth and…
Mar 20 2023
It’s Time for a Heritage Tourism Reset
Heritage Tourism has experienced a seismic shift during the pandemic, and now, in the post-pandemic era, there is a rare…
Jul 4 2022
A Leader in the Effort to Preserve Indigenous Place Names
A member of the Swan River First Nation in Treaty 8 territory, Robert Houle is the First Nations Indigenous Advisor…
Jul 4 2022
World Heritage at 50: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Half a century after the adoption of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, our planet faces multiple crises that threaten the very…
Apr 19 2022
Discover Métis Culture, People and Now Bison at Métis Crossing
One and a half hours from Edmonton, Métis Crossing in Smoky Lake AB, is a gathering place to…
May 20 2021
National Indigenous Peoples Day in Five Passport Places
National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates the culture and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples of Canada. It…
Jul 15 2020
Stephanie Clovechok – Beyond the authentic: proving that tourism can be transformative
At a moment when the global tourism industry is being rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are innovating towards…
May 1 2020
Inuit House Brings Stories to Life
Several years ago, a team of archeologists uncovered the remains of a sod house, a traditional Inuit structure, near Iqaluit…
Oct 4 2019
NCTR Director Reflects on Residential School and Cemetery Preservation
It’s been four years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released its final report into the history…
Aug 9 2019
Tracing a Site of ‘Difficult Heritage’
Documenting the Muskowekwan Indian Residential School In 2018 the National Trust for Canada featured the Muskowekwan Residential School as one…
Jan 3 2019
Indigenous Architecture in Canada: A Step Towards Reconciliation
Architecture can contribute positively to social change. It was a missed opportunity, then, that there was no explicit mention of…
Jun 5 2018
Karen Aird: On a Mission to Change the Game for Indigenous Heritage Places in Canada
Karen Aird is a member of Saulteau First Nations, Karen is the founding president of the Indigenous Heritage Circle, an emerging national…
Apr 16 2018
Cliffside Stories: How Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Feeds Today’s Generations
To Conrad Little Leaf of the Piikani Nation, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod, AB and its neighbouring foothills and…
Mar 27 2017
Honouring the Truth: the Physical Legacy of Canada’s Residential Schools
2017 promises to be an extraordinary year as Canada positively sizzles with national celebrations marking the 150th Anniversary of Confederation….
Mar 16 2017
A Culture of Inertia
A story that profoundly touched me was told to us (siblings) by our mother, a childhood memory and one which…
Jun 9 2016
Protecting Indigenous Heritage: Lessons from the Past
When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Final Report in December 2015, it acknowledged the importance of Indigenous heritage…
