Following Confederation in 1867, the Canadian government began planning for a road and waterway system from Lower Fort Garry in Manitoba east to Lake of the Woods, Ontario, to facilitate access to the interior of Canada. The Anishinaabe nations made it clear that they would permit government projects to go forward on their land with compensation, but that they would not cede it. On October 3, 1873, following four years of negotiations, Treaty #3 was signed between the Anishinaabe and the governm

This fall, The HISTORY Channel debuts a new Canadian original documentary that explores the real, and often misrepresented, history of Indigenous peoples on the land that is now Canada. In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, True Story examines how to move forward from Canada’s colonial history and achieve reconciliation by first learning, then facing, the past. Don't miss the premiere of True Story on Friday, September 30 at 9pm ET/PT. | HISTORY

This Remembrance Day, The HISTORY® Channel’s Original docu-series, Our War, shines a light on extraordinary contributions made by Canadians during World War I and II. Over two, one-hour episodes, premiering back-to-back on Saturday, November 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the descendants of these heroic Canadians explore and share the astonishing truths behind their family history. In the second episode ‘Enjo & Vogel’, a Japanese Canadian survivor of World War II internment and his daughter take a journey