Big problem is with how Canadian history is taught to kids, whose parents are already setting them up to expect Canadian history to be boring, and the cycle repeats itself. At the middle school level there's so much focus on things like how the fur trade worked and land division in New France and other topics that are just not that interesting, and bad history teachers focus all their time on those things because that's what's mandated in textbooks and don't make the exciting stuff come alive. Once I got to high school and had a really good history teacher for the first time that's when I fell in love. And this is why I am now training to be a middle school history teacher.

@a1d026

6 жыл бұрын

I think it's more the public curriculum then the teachers themselves that are to blame. All teachers in the public school system are obligated to teach there classes according to the curriculum. Unfortunately, that curriculum can be very dry at times and needs to focus more on the exciting parts of our history in order to make history interesting to us. That being said, without a doubt some teachers can be boring but it is the curriculum that needs to be changed first and foremost, at least in the province i live in.

@danpetti9005

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat. I'm trying to make my Gr. 8 History more engaging for the kids but it is tough. I think that learning about treaties and residential schools, and confederation, and even Louis Riel and the Gold Rush are all important topics. To me they are interesting, but it seems like I can only engage 50% of the class with it. What strategies can you suggest? It just seems like one of those things that will never interest 7/8 students, even if deep down they'd probably like it if they gave it a chance.

@maisie2328

3 жыл бұрын

in canada, you only start to learn about canada in grade 9. up until then we learn about the Roman Empire about a thousand times and it is so boring, I am in grade 8 so I have never once learned about the history of canada. I mean we have learned about indigenous people and residential schools and that stuff but I have no clue what the history of canada is

So true! I love this speaker. He's accurate, has a real feel for history, and is honest- he has no agenda.

I'm an American who recently decided to look into Canadian History. I'm excited to see what this country's history has to offer.

@TheHilltopPillbox

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for looking, eh! For a huge laugh, read "A Hoser's Guide to Canadian History". It's on Amazon. Hilarious look at Canada's past!

@az0963818

6 жыл бұрын

Google, Canada: A people's history. You're welcome lol.

@az0963818

6 жыл бұрын

Oh and look up anything you can find on John Ralston Saul.

@erinbeneteau6050

6 жыл бұрын

We have much of the same history. We’re brothers

@az0963818

6 жыл бұрын

@Erin Elkrider What's similar about it?

Guys. Your audio needs to be mastered. It's so quiet I cannot hear it.

@corrda1993

6 жыл бұрын

Also his mic is a mile away from his face.

@LuxAeterna22878

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

It seems like the hardest thing to find now-days is the Truth.

@markdemell3717

4 жыл бұрын

Halleluyah!

This is EXACTLY why I write the stories I write. Canadian history is every bit as exciting as that from any other place or time. I talk about this a bit on a video. Only two of my novels are available right now, but a re-release of the first will be out soon and another 3 (& 17 short stories) are on the way. There are lots of stories; check out Bill Gallaher. Dave

With no disrespect to Chris Turner, I found this video lacking in substance. He is long winded and really says very little about Canadian History and spends a lot of time re-emphasizing how Canadian history is not boring. Where do the Native Americans and Inuits fit into the story of Canada? You also cannot talk about the history of Canada without sharing the incredibly brave story of Laura Secord. I would like to read his book though. He just seems to be talking a lot, but does not really say anything.

Excellent! Eye opening!

Thank you, great things that you have said. God bless Canada

@luqdude

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Kuzik even tho the national anthem says God keep our land

Love Canada !

I represent the 5% of what is left of the Indigenous peoples of the Euro-Canadian-Sattelite.

Great talk!

@SuperHaven7

8 жыл бұрын

I know, right! ...I applaud him for this, exponentially.

This is great stuff! Sadly, I'm not much of a writer.

what about the last photo? would you please tell some details?

People in Ontario wanted to make sure that the Brits didn't see them as "Uppity colonialists'

epic!

I can't find a single popular Canadian history book.

@rnafisk

7 жыл бұрын

Ii

@TheHilltopPillbox

7 жыл бұрын

Try "A Hoser's Guide to Canadian History". Absolutely hilarious! It's on Amazon! Well worth the $13!

@ashleighwoytuik667

6 жыл бұрын

"Sam Steele and the Northwest Rebellion"

@ikebod6032

6 жыл бұрын

anything by Pierre Berton

@markdemell3717

4 жыл бұрын

Canadiana is a good you tube channel ,unvarnished ,not perfect of course but more in depth.

What makes America's history so unique and powerful is that it was birthed out of freedom to worship the true and living God! The humble families that left Britain for the New World started it all! God will bless a nation like that! But once the people turn from the Truth, then you are left on your own without His guidance and wisdom.

How could anyone talk about the Klondike and not talk about Joe Boyle. you could easily have a mini series on him, Jerry Potts, for the prairies, the Voltijeurs, Joshua Slocum, Tecumseh, the list is very long, most of who nobody has heard of.

And, incidentaly, let's try an ACCURATE telling of Superintendant Steele's policy on firearms in the Klondike or anywhere else he served.

"Canadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant. They are wrong on all counts. The choices Canadians can make today have been shaped by history." - Desmond Morton, A Short History of Canada

@vothbetilia4862

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for being a late comment, it's not even the Canadian society, the majority is other countrys in Europe, Asia, even the U.S.A and Mexico, who think it's boring and irrelevant, when I learnt abou5 Louis riel and how he defended the inuits against the Canadian government, I found the interesting. Nowadays other countrys either make fun of us like U.S for our military, I even remember some Russian saying Canada doesn't know war like Russia does, as if that's some kind of monumental achievement or something.

You only looked at post Confederation Canada. What about Lafontaine and Baldwin? The fall of Nouvelle France? The ‘37 rebellion? The scouring of Huronia?

We're sorry. From -A young Canadian.

@JosephStalin11

8 жыл бұрын

Canada should have did more war fighting.

@Indianabog

8 жыл бұрын

.... what u on about Canada was in loads of wars

@amandajones2096

8 жыл бұрын

+Elias Trujillo yeah because getting into wars and getting killed is something you SOOOO want to be in! 😒

@JosephStalin11

8 жыл бұрын

Getting in wars and other major conflicts means you'll be in history. If a country never goes to war or participates in any other major/international conflict, then decades later it will be difficult to produce an interesting history of that polity

@justinze9995

8 жыл бұрын

+Elias Trujillo you do know that newfoundland joined ww1 before the US did, we also joined Ww2 long long before the US and we are credited with taking key points along the beach on D-day and being the first to volunteer for missions, but due to Hollywood and US media those facts are omitted ... also the US military to this day uses our specialists to train their soldiers on specific equipment and tactics

look up John B Tiffin benifactor of the university of BC

I used to go to a school called Sir Samuel B. Steele

Still 2020 the truth is something eurocentric. As a 7th generation so called canadian our culture is truly influenced by native culture , be it irish or algonquin , our native cultures are what influenced us , and we pray it can bring us closer through respect and a beleif in the future for our children

In Canadian history class I learned that in rail road construction there was Chinese workers that got paid only 2$ a day and my teacher said that "this is a bad part in our history" then atleast the Chinese workers got paid comparing

@davibourne3856

6 жыл бұрын

Huahua True that. She forgot to say that to take a Ship in England to Canada when the government was supporting the immigration was less than $ 15. Nowadays to make the way back by plane (which supposed to be cheaper) are more expansive.

Try Sam Sullivan's ... TedX THE HISTORY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.... if you really want a Genuine and AUTHENTIC approach to STORY TELLING in CANADA.....

What about Indigenous history

John Cabot was the first to biscover North America and he landed in eastern Canada, but Calombis wrought a book and its said that Cape Breton Island is the island of seven cities. look it up.

@eeyorewitch

7 жыл бұрын

Can't discover land when people already live there. Then I can walk into your house and call it mine.

@OfAllThingzFooty

7 жыл бұрын

Tom Rudderham uhh first off the discoverers were the natives, secondly Vikings arrived in Newfoundland 500 years earlier than Cabot or columbus

@iichhistoricinstitute814

7 жыл бұрын

The first ones were the First Nations that came probably from Asia more than 12,000 thousand years ago (some books say more than 20,000) but the first Europeans to arrive here were the Vikings around 1,000 years ago and some of their history can be read even nowadays in Icelandic language. I`m creating the first independent institute of Canadian history and will be set up in 6 months (There a lots of work to do as translate videos in french to english and vice versa. canadianhistoryinstitute.wordpress.com

@christofat2704

6 жыл бұрын

slice n' dice They landed before but did not discover it!

@EpicGaming37

6 жыл бұрын

Well, actually the NAtives were the first to discover North America

''...We're laying tracks, crazily across the empty continent.'' ...... Pretty the sure the First Nations would disagree with ya there bud.

@Ryan-Petre

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he was saying "empty" as in unsettled and unestablished, not that nobody was there.

@jackparker8602

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Amyot The vast majority were already dead, usually from virgin soil epidemics. So he wasn't exactly wrong.

@MusicandGamesandStuf

7 жыл бұрын

muh first nations shush cultural marxist

@jackparker8602

7 жыл бұрын

MusicandGamesandStuf exactly.

My take away was we need TEDflix

I don’t necessarily think Canadian history is boring but it isn’t anything different from the exact same land and recourses grab and exploitation which occurred throughout the continent’s history. I don’t see it as anything significantly different from that if US history. I don’t even see other lessons being learnt by Canadians that counter those of their southern neighbours. This guy even spends half the video discussing Canadian history in relation to the US as opposed to something that morally and culturally stands apart.

ignoring the Rockies all the way

My Great Grandpa Octave Majeau and Great Grandma Emelle L'Hirondale! V) Octave Majeau (1843-1923) son (IV)-Jean Elie Majeau and Marie Louise Marsen Lapiere; arrived Fort Edmonton with brothers Dolphus and Joseph Majeau. Octave in 1863 ventured into Kansas then returned to Montreal then spent two years working his way to Fort Edmonton. (V) Octave Majeau (1843-1923) son (IV)-Jean Elie Majeau and Marie Louise Marsen Lapiere; Octave married 1868 Lac Ste Anne (Devils Lake), North West Territories a Emelle L'Hirondelle (1848-1932) Metis daughter Jean Baptiste L'Hirondelle born 1817 and Catherine Loyer born 1829; this family would marry into the Garneau Clan next century. It is not known where Emelle is born but she was raised at Devils Lake. Emelle was the mid wife to over 200 hundred births! She was a medicine woman to help with stomach pains and other remedies! She had a church service once a month where everyone got fed! The surveyors stayed because the hospitality was the best of the day! Octaive Majeau spent time going to Juneau Alaska and was able to find gold in the gold rush! When he returned other Americans on the way up to the gold rush stayed for rest and he told them where to go to find the gold! On the return trip they paid some gold for the information! We do have a rich history and maybe we should put this on the big screen but there is South America, North America and THE AMERICANS!

@lmlewmearnsgmailcom

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Robyn, Majeau Lake which is kind of a slew was named after Octive . They were on Lac La Noune Lake Send me an e mail and will send you some of the documentation that Aunty Julie as put together! I just meet my cousin Andre L'Hirondale for the first time 6 months ago. My sister just met him Last month! Maybe more cousins in the works! lewmearns@shaw.ca

Canada crew out of an France colony, still to see on their government behavior and prime minister.

I will concede, Canadian history isn't as boring as people assume. The issue with Canadian history is that we don't have any historic national figures who can act as metaphors for Canadianess. Canadians' seem to actively reject any personification of our country, we talk a lot about the landscape, but that ISN"T the country. It influences the culture, but it is not the culture. I can't think of many famous Canadians that don't play hockey or act in movies - ie: they got famous in the states and just happen to be canadian.

@coolergman8629

7 жыл бұрын

myheartbelong2oi Canada is kind of like the beligium of north America. Canada was formed from colonies all of whom had distinct cultutes and one of whom had a diffrent language for the sake of convenience so Canada couldn't become part of America. It's really hard to form a national identity in a country so diverse in land scape and cultures. If you want to see Canada's unqiue culture just listen to Stan Rogers he really seemed to personify Canada as a nation with his music. I think the issue with Canada is that we aren't really interested in our own history and unique culture. hell most Canadians know more about American history then they probably know about Canada's history the same goes for poltics. As for particular people who personfify Canada I would say that Peire Trudeau and Lester Person better or worse really personfify Canada.

@myheartbelong2oi

7 жыл бұрын

I agree with most of what you're saying. Canada was created through legal writ and the foreign policy objectives of other countries. We weren't American, that's for sure. But after 1867 we weren't allowed to be British either. Western Canada is weird too. On the prairies Americans played an outsized role in a lot of historically important institutions. And from be to Saskatchewan it really feels like most of us, at leas from the southern parts have greater historic and economic ties to the United States than central Canada. I lived in Ontario for a year and it felt more alien to me than California. But that may just be my personal experience speaking.

@myheartbelong2oi

7 жыл бұрын

I don't like Marxism any more than you, but I really doubt that any of the latent Britishness that you may find in Central Canada is really left. The prairies settled so much as they were purchased and incorporated into confederation, the choice not given to those who lived here whether they were Settlers, Metis, or First Nations. Look at our institutions, much of what was built here was actually created by American settlers in Alberta and Sask - at least the institutions that played a daily role in the lives of people out here. Many farming families have more relatives on the opposite side of the US border than they do in Ontario or the rest of Canada for that matter. Hell, even look at our legislatures, the Neo-Classical Architecture sure as hell doesn't look like the Neo-Gothic Buildings from the British parts of Pre-Confederation Canada. It does look an awful lot like what you'd find in virtually every US state, however. Culturally we probably feel more kinship with those from the Western American States much more than anywhere out east. Of course, that doesn't extend to people who have moved here from other parts of Canada, obviously.

But We Do not Hold,canadian and australian citizenship.

Trying to make this country works, whoever comes up? Unless they speak french or are natives you mean right?

@benawesomebw1197

6 жыл бұрын

Francis Poirier French is our second language, you need to know it in order to get a job.

Apart from studying the two world wars and the cold war. Canadian history was boring af in high school.

canadas a country holy shit I thought It was just free land up for grabs

Sound bad on this. Can barely hear him.

Yes it should be talked about more how Amerindians and Inuits often fought with each other even before Europeans and other Non Amerindians and Non Inuits arrived

@kenyaross1986

4 жыл бұрын

It would be talked about but their history was an oral history which when most of their civilizations were destroyed, much of the history was lost.

agres música.

English Canada

you know canada burned the white house, right?

@StephEWaterstram

7 жыл бұрын

Where are You from?

@amandajones2096

7 жыл бұрын

Stephen Edward Waterstram why do you ask?

@StephEWaterstram

7 жыл бұрын

amanda jones I don't think Your statement was Historically Correct! It was in Fact Some British Troops were still hanging Out even well after the American Revolution. The "USA Oath of Allegiance" was inspired by this as a reason! However I don't recall taking this Oath Myself. I am from Buffalo NY USA Myself but I value The British Royalty as My Heads of Culture, I have been sickend by USA's Feudal Politics! On That note ❤Long Live The Queen, God Save The Queen❤

@envolopee

7 жыл бұрын

Britains protecting canada yes. Canada wasnt a country yet.

@StephEWaterstram

7 жыл бұрын

Dougal Skanes I thought it was The USA that protects Canada?!

Canadian history is very interesting - until the arrival of the British.

But what is stoic, boring and measured about Canadian culture and history is what’s interesting and what sets you apart from the US. Until you lean into that and realise that dichotomy all you’re going to be doing is retelling American stories but boringly.

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Toô quiet. Not loud enough.

As a Canadian who moved back to Canada for high school, I found that the curriculum was based too much off of why Canada was bad. I understand the evils that were done to out indigenous people but the way it was taught made me not want to learn it.

@raptonsoul2557

4 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way about it and it becomes annoying especially because it’s the same time over and over again

@tedjones3955

3 жыл бұрын

It's because we judge people back then by 21st Century values. You can't expect that level of understanding from people fighting to create a Country 2-3 hundred years ago. It's like trying to make people feel guilty today for acts their great- great-great- grandparents did. You can't and you shouldn't. It pollutes what really happened by changing the look and feel of what truly took place.

koo koo sint

Even after listening to this, it still sounds kinda boring.

@luqdude

6 жыл бұрын

Amanda Tessmer well we burned down the white house cause they made us mad.

He talks around the subject matter waaaaay to much. Tedious. Get to the point man. The actual info is interesting but Less Art More Matter.

Mans eddison was not american

I've never thought Canadian history was boring, stupid title.

One will never get the truth from academia!

talks too fast eah

If you consider slavery and genocide boring...

American history is boring, well Canadian history is even more boring

Canadian history is meh.

As a Canadian, I will say our history is boring asf. Our government just made stupid minor stuffs like railway to get self-esteem. Also, our fricking history exaggerates how we contributed to major wars but compared to other countries, it's just not even important at all. I recommend people not to study about Canadian history.

@templarexemplar35

8 жыл бұрын

+Trolling all the way yeah. In my school textbook, everything sounds the same and boring. Not like the french rev. or other historic events. I have a test tomorrow and I have no clue about anything. Im screwed

@user-zq1mr6pe9t

7 жыл бұрын

i think Canada did great jobs during WW1 and WW2.. The normandy landing and independce of Netherlands were the result. And my opinion I'm South Korean and I'm shamed that Korea has fight as axis power even we're colonized by the Japan Empire.

@TwoGamingDudes1

7 жыл бұрын

Trolling all the way I feel like canadian history is all the same except for ww1

@hawleyrigsby3123

6 жыл бұрын

Trolling all the way, if you feel that Canada's contributions to the world wars, I highly recommend that you visit the Netherlands. Make sure that you ask some older adults about Canada.

@EpicGaming37

6 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure we had one of the most troops in WW1 and WE won Vimy Ridge