Author: Travis Tomchuk
he/him
Travis Tomchuk (he/him) is the Curator of Canadian Human Rights History. He has been developing content and exhibitions at the Museum on a wide range of human rights subjects since 2012.
Stories
The Doctrine of Discovery
By Travis Tomchuk
Learn about this 500‐year‐old colonial idea that still affects Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples.
Manitoba’s Mincome experiment
By Travis Tomchuk
A landmark study performed in Manitoba in the 1970s showed that guaranteed annual income could improve the lives of people in poverty.
Black sleeping car porters
By Travis Tomchuk
Black men employed as sleeping car porters in Canada from the late nineteenth century until the mid‐1950s experienced racial discrimination and exploitation on the job.
