Resources for Remembrance

 

November 8^th is National Indigenous Veterans Day. "While not often enough acknowledged, the military service of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada has deep roots. It's so important that we recognize, commemorate and remember their sacrifices" (Government of Canada, 2021).  November 11^th is Remembrance Day. "By remembering, we pay tribute to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP who served to defend our values and freedoms. We also honour those who continue to serve our country today" (Royal Canadian Legion, n.d.)

On November 8^th and 11^th take time to learn about the sacrifices Indignenous Veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the RCMP have made. Below you fill find books and videos about Canadians in the Great War, World War II, The Korean War, the Gulf War and the war in Afghanistan.

Books:

• onapehkasowiyiniwak kisiskaciwan ohci: we answered the call - courageous warriors of Saskatchewan
• Writing the Great War: Sir James Edmonds and the official histories: 1915-1948
• Native soldiers: Foreign Battlefields
• War at the Margins: Experiences in World War II 
• The First World War: A Very Short Introduction
• POW and the Great War: Captivity on the Eastern Front 
• World War II: The Resistance
• World War II
• World War II: 1939-1946
• Blood on the hills: The Canadian Army in the Korean War
• Cross-border warriors: Canadians in American forces, Americans in Canadian forces: from the Civil War to the Gulf

Streaming Videos:

• Forgotten Warriors 
• The Great War 
• Multiple videos
• World War II
• Multiple videos 
• Korea. After the War
• With the Canadians in Korea
• The Persian Gulf War. March 1991
• Afghanistan: Canadians Prepare for War. March 2006
• Canada and the Afghanistan Legacy. May 2011

 

References

Government of Canada. (2021). Indigenous Veterans Day. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1605286948270/1605287188462

Royal Canadian Legion. (n.d.). On Remembrance day we honour those who gave their lives to serve our country. https://legion.ca/remembrance/remembrance-day