HIST 1020

This course explores the history of Canada from Confederation to the present. Topics include the development of the west, the resistance of First Nations and Métis groups and Canada's efforts to define itself on the international stage. The course considers important present-day Canadian concerns and their links with the past. History 1010 and 1020 are required for history majors and minors. These courses are not designed to have students memorize a vast collection of dates and isolated facts. Rather, they aim to have students recognize and understand some of the defining patterns and processes of Canadian history, and the debates that surround their interpretation. No prior study of Canadian history is assumed. Lecture: Two hours a week. Tutorial: One hour a week