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According to the history books, some of the more popular Indigenous languages used in both world wars were Navajo, Ojibwe, and Cree. Using many different terms to send codes secretly, one common ...
A Grande Prairie woman is documenting the stories of Indigenous veterans from the region who were killed in action in both world wars. She's confirmed 31 names and is investigating another 23.
On Oct. 13 seven military markers were placed in the Nicola Valley, honouring indigenous veterans who served in the First and Second World Wars, thanks to the ongoing research of Carol Holmes and ...
A group of metal detectorists set out to search for artifacts from World War I and World War II in Poland — but uncovered a 3,500-year-old find instead. A historical research association, Wolica, led ...
Nathan M. Greenfield is a military historian in Ottawa who has written four books on prisoners of war in both World Wars. He is also the North American correspondent for the London-based ...
Family members on both sides served during the world wars of the last century. Dawn's maternal grandfather served in the First World War and the Second World War. She also had an uncle who served ...
Invaluable Indigenous contributions in both World Wars The First World War began in 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia. Canada was called on to join the fight.