Lt. Hugh Gaskin
Courtesy of Mathias Joost, CD In the Canadian Militia prior to the First World War, there was little opportunity for Black men […]
Alex Decoteau
Born on the 19th of November in 1897, Alex Decoteau of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation was an accomplished Indigenous Canadian athlete who […]
William Otter
Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Otter (1843-1929) was a lifelong soldier of Canada and is generally considered Canada’s first professional soldier. Though he experienced setbacks […]
For the Fallen Poem
English poet and scholar,Laurence Binyon, composed his most famous poem, “For the Fallen,” in September 1914. A section of the poem, entitled “Ode of Remembrance,” is recited to this day at Remembrance […]
Mike Mountain Horse
Mike “Miistatisomitai” Mountain Horse, the younger brother of Albert Mountain Horse, was born in 1888. At the age of six, he attended the […]
Joseph B. Keeper
Joseph Benjamin Keeper of the Norway House Cree Nation was born at Walker Lake, Manitoba in 1886. He would go on to find […]
The Louie Brothers
It is estimated that nearly 300 Chinese Canadians served in World War I (WWI). Brothers Wee Tan Louie and Wee Hong Louie are […]
Bluebirds
Affectionately referred to as “Bluebirds” for their blue and white uniforms, the Nursing Sisters of Canada have a long and impactful history with […]
Reverend William White
Courtesy of Mathias Joost, CD In the Canadian Militia prior to the First World War, there was little opportunity for Black men […]