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Human rights stories are all around us. We explore contemporary and historic human rights stories, from Canada and around the world.
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The Chinese head tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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Japanese Canadian internment and the struggle for redress
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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The story of the Komagata Maru
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
By Armando Perla, Researcher-Curator
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The story of Africville
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
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Approaching the human rights stories of Indigenous peoples
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
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The nuts and bolts of reconciliation
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
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Why reconciliation? Why now?
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
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Reconciliation: A movement of hope or a movement of guilt?
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
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The Chinese head tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
When he was a little boy growing up in Vancouver, Dr. Henry Yu didn’t understand why his grandfather frequently took him on long walks to visit Chinatown.
Japanese Canadian internment and the struggle for redress
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, Lena Hayakawa lived what she describes as a very idyllic life.
The story of the Komagata Maru
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
When Nimrat Randhawa and her family immigrated to Canada in the summer of 2003, they arrived completely in the dark – literally.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
By Armando Perla, Researcher-Curator
The cornerstone of human rights protection in Canada is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Charter forms part of Canada’s Constitution and came into being on April 17, 1982.
The story of Africville
By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor
If you’ve never heard of Africville, you’re not alone; the tragic story of this small Black community in Nova Scotia is not as well known as it should be.
Approaching the human rights stories of Indigenous peoples
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
This article focuses on the creation and development of exhibition content exploring the human rights stories of Indigenous people in this country. To tell these stories, the Museum engaged with communities and individuals in a process of truth-telling.
The nuts and bolts of reconciliation
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
As a child, I often visited museums. I was lucky to be able to travel with my family, and to visit interpretive spaces across the country.
Why reconciliation? Why now?
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
Since the publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s final report in 2015, more and more Canadians seem focused on the idea of reconciliation.
Reconciliation: A movement of hope or a movement of guilt?
By Karine Duhamel, Researcher-Curator, Indigenous Content
In Why reconciliation? Why now? I talked about the idea of reconciliation as an invitation to a new and shared future and as a pathway towards a good life, both for Indigenous people and for other Canadians.
A Universal commitment
Discover the people of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
