Who ‘discovered’ Canada? Rosemary Sadlier on historical narratives

Author and historian Rosemary Sadlier weighs in on the results of a new study on historical narratives in Canada.

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20 comments

  1. You know before Canada was even called Canada or North America for that matter was called Turtle Island? It’s from the indigenous tale called The Skywoman

  2. I always assumed the naming of whoever was credited was also combined with the standard levels of corruption, politics, ect. and thus whoever was credited was simply the figurehead of the expedition, rather than the particular captain. Yes, it was in the history books, right next to the one that showed civilizations rewriting history.

  3. Who discovered Canada? That’s an open unanswerable question unless it is given context.
    The county ” Canada ” wasn’t discovered; it was created by lawyers. This is a disingenuous question. And a faux issue.

    1. Yeah, I always found it a bit strange that political projects share names with geographic regions. Not just that, but also some ethnicities share names with regions they are indigenous to (English come from England, etc). A bit confusing.

  4. I had a real feeling this was click-bait. Vikings? No?? 1. Describe “Discover” in your context. 2. What is the purpose of this? Oh, right. A book.

  5. I thought it was Asians that came over on the land bridge. But it would have been somewhat populated before then.

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