The Theme for Dr. Robert Tiegs Public History Fall 2021 course required student groups to “bring a primary source to life.” The groups were tasked with selecting a primary source from the Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement, and Colonial Encounters database and creating a micro-history of it that explains important aspects of the Indigenous-Settler relationship from Western Canada. Dr. Tiegs comments that it was one of the more challenging themes attempted thus far is very proud of what the students have created.
Submissions from 2021
Louis Riel, the Northwest Metis Rebellion of 1885, Kevin Baumgartner and Marc Harquail
Calgary Indian Missions Incoming Correspondence, Benjamin Berry-Wolfenden, Jessica Croke, and Delan Jeyasundrakumar
The Relationship between Indigenous and European Settlers: Through William Parker's Journey, Andriy Bolshakov, Yixun Sun, and Zupu Chen
Louis Riel and the Metis Rebellions, Hamzah Haider, Syed Zain Ahmad, and Kanita Phonthepsone
An Exploration of the Colonial Perception of Indigenous Life, Madison Hewgill, Muneeb Abdul, Muhammad Mauthoor, and Anais Vivares Jessop
Murder of Little Dog and His Son, Yahya Issa, James Illsey, Tyler Makris, and Xia Zhang
On the North Trail, Francis Ocampo, Kadin Morin, and Syed Alyaan Ahmed
When the West Was Young by John D. Higinbotham, Jason Shelton
The Cypress Hills Massacre, Disha Yadav, Xiaowen Lian, and Mandeep Jaura