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"Last week, ceremonies were held in Tanzania and Kenya to mark the anniversary of the moment in 1914 when German forces marched into British Kenya, the only German invasion of British territory during the First World War. The government of Tanzania explained that the centenary of the Great War, in which Tanzania, then the colony of German East Africa, was an important battlefield, offers Tanzanians an opportunity to ensure that the "country's role and sacrifice during the First World War is remembered"."

"HUMAN RIGHTS Canada's Lost Women An investigation into the abuse and exploitation of aboriginal women in Canada and the authorities' failure to stop it. 10 Jun 2015 15:03 GMT | Human Rights, Women, Canada, US & Canada, Law  1145  2531 Canada's aboriginal women make up a small fraction of its population, yet for decades they have suffered disproportionally from abuse, exploitation and murder. Since the 1980s, over 1,000 indigenous women have been murdered in this developed North American nation, yet, according to campaigners and human rights groups, too few of these cases have resulted in arrests or prosecution. Amid mounting claims of official indifference to the problem that some say has its roots in racism and the country's colonial past, People & Power asks why police and the government are not doing more to tackle crimes against Canada's first nation females."

"This week we found out that this was not to be the case. The opening paragraph of the TRC Report leaves little room for interpretation: For over a century, the central goals of Canada's Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore Aboriginal rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a process of assimilation, cause Aboriginal peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious and racial entities in Canada. The establishment and operation of residential schools were a central element of this policy, which can be best described as 'cultural genocide.'"

Primary sources, archived lesson plans grades 3-12

"Students will examine and interpret statistics to help them learn about the hardships many Canadians faced during the Great Depression. Students will work in groups and use information from the Canada Year Book 1937. They will role-play as members of families with different incomes and needs and attempt to set up family budgets. Students will come to respect the challenges, experiences and frustrations of families who had to struggle to survive in the Great Depression. "