The history of Canada explained in 10 minutes

Many people(especially Canadians) have commented about the use of the word "Eskimo" on the map. It has a much more controversial historical context in Canadian history, compared to its usage in Alaska and the continental United States; that I did not know about. This appears to be significantly due to the fact that the Canadian government issued "Eskimo tags" which had a number instead of the bearer's name that was used for official purposes. I would be interested to read anyone's experiences or knowledge on this topic to give further context. The word Inuit simply means people, while the etymology of Eskimo is unconfirmed according to the below article. In my opinion, the word "Eskimo" is not inherently inappropriate-However given it's historical context especially in Canada it harkens back to when it has been used in a bigoted context. I would be especially interested to read any opinions from any Inuit/indigenous Arctic people and thier opinions on the term. Below are two articles that someone has posted in the comments that you can read to get more context on this issue. www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/24/47512… www.vice.com/en_ca/article/xd7ka4/the-little-known…

Welcome to Canada. Where many lives were once lost in the Beaver Wars, and a Department Store once owned half of our country's territory.

I'm from the Netherlands and my grandma lived through the second world war. She always told me about our liberation by the Canadians. It led to some of her siblings moving there and she and my mom visited them very often. They even tried to move there themselves. When I was nine, I first went there. A beautiful country, thank you so much for liberating us! Love from the Netherlands

Thank you Canadá for welcoming me 20 years ago, best decision I have ever taken. With gratitude, work everyday and trying to be better people for our son and our community, the way we believe we can pay back for what Canada did for us. Canada is our home.

Just a comment to educate any viewers interested: Micmac is actually spelled Mi'kmaq and is pronounced "Mig-maw". Additionally, us Mi'kmaq traditionally referred to ourselves as L'nu, meaning people of the tongue or language. Our traditional territory of Mi'kma'ki actually covers all of the Atlantic provinces, up to the Gaspe région of Quebec, as well as a portion of Maine.

"The English and the French did not coexist peacefully." That's a great summary of 90% of Anglo-French relations Jeez y'all need to chill with the political nonsense. Apparently I need to spell this out: this is a joke about the frequent wars between the Kingdom of England, later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom (Republic or Empire) of France. It has nothing to do with the demographics of Canada, or whatever situation you may feel is in Quebec, besides that the English and French fought over Nouvelle France/Quebec a couple times, a few hundred years ago.

Canadians still call it 'The Seven Years' War'. As do the Europeans. Literally only the USA refers to it as 'The French and Indian War'.

we Americans refer to Canadians as our good friends from the north. i been to Canada several times and I think the Canadians are friendly and great people . all my visits i really enjoyed and been all over Canada. i like the fact that most Canadians don't talk at you from a distance they generally like to get closer the speak . great manors from great people. thank you Canada.

Nicely put together in just 10 minutes. As much as my mother and father were born here, I happened to be born in the UK, and never really got a good lesson on the history of Canada. This was very enlightening, and I'm proud to be a citizen of Canada for the last 22 years. I'm amazed the country is only 38m in population, as I would have thought most of the world would want to live in this great country. Thanks for the time and effort you put into this quick history lesson.

Being American and hearing that most Canadians know More about the Us than we know Canada I wanted to try and understand a bit of their history so thank you.

I am Canadian and you forgot one really important thing. Nunavut became is own territory in 1999.

Great vid. You've got a gift for effectively fitting long histories into short videos without making it seem too light on detail.

This is a really great video. I wish Epimetheus would do more like it, about many other countries. I'm especially interested in learning how Ancient Rome became modern Italy and, as well, about Ancient to modern Egypt. So little is ever said/written about these types of changes.

I was not born in Canada but the life that it made possible for me to create is something I would die and defend for. This is the greatest country in the world.

As a stateless, Canada welcomed me 30 years ago, and I still feel I won a lottery. A brave and beautiful country not afraid to bring people from all over the world, especially refugees. My wonderful adopted country is a model for the world, I would give my life to protect it’s values.

Useful history perspective. I am 7th generation Canadian. Happy and proud to be Canadian. My ancestors arrived from Ireland with a grant of land near Peterborough Ontario. They cleared and settled the land. I grew up on a farm that was a consolidation of several original land grants. I think Ontario is a great place to live. All the provinces and territories have something good to offer. I think BC would be a great place to live. I enjoy the maritime provinces. Canada is a land of tolerance, diversity and opportunity. We need to work to protect our democracy against the trend towards fascism that is advancing in too many EU nations and the US.

Thank you for a very well done video. You very respectfully summarised Canada's history.

I'm American. We couldn't have asked to have a better neighbor to our North.

How dare you show Wayne Gretzky on the rangers

Thanks for the video! I was sitting here and realized I had no clue about Canadian history. This has satisfied my initial curiosity and left me interested to learn more.