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5000 Years of Inuit History and Heritage
The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami website features a document that covers Inuit culture and language, as well as history.
Aboriginal Canada Portal
This portal provides links to websites with historical information.
Aboriginal Documentary Heritage: Historical Collections of the Canadian Government
This online exhibition from Library and Archives Canada features essays on topics such as treaties and Aboriginal soldiers in the First World War.
Aboriginal Peoples: Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada
This Library and Archives Canada website provides an overview of Aboriginal history in Canada.
Living Traditions: Museums Honour the North American Indigenous Games
This Virtual Museum Canada website looks at the history of First Nations, Inuit and Métis games, as well as sports like lacrosse and archery.
Métis History
This section of the Métis Nation of Ontario website highlights historical Métis figures and the Voyageurs.
Native Leaders of Canada
Short biographies of many Native leaders organized chronologicaly, regionally, by topic, and by peoples. Ontario's Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs supported this project.
Toronto Native Community History Project
Ontario Treaties
This section of the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website provides an historical overview of the treaty-making process in Ontario.
The James Bay Treaty Turns 100
This Archives of Ontario online exhibit outlines the main historical events leading to Treaty No.9.
Treaties & Relations
This section of the Canada in the Making website looks at treaties and laws that impacted Aboriginal people.
First Nations in Ontario
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Ontario First Nations Map
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Ontario Treaties (PDF)
Ministry of Natural Resources
Strengthening Relationships
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