This resources is designed to meet the specific needs of the applied classroom. Each topic in the student book is covered in a single two-page spread providing students everything they need to complete the lesson. Focus on pages connect back to the historical thinking concepts and inquiry skills of the unit. They also include a case study to practice working with the focus historical thinking concept or inquiry skill using evidence. The student book features: Student friendly language and introduces the inquiry process and historical thinking concepts. Each historical thinking concept features a list of questions and criteria to help students understand and apply the concept.

1914 to 1929 --World War I: Far-Reaching Impacts --Treaties and land negotiations --Resisting assimilation --Arctic exploration and Inuit life --The impact of residential schools 1929 to 1945 --The Métis, 1929 to 1945 --Economic and social change for Inuit --The effects of residential schools on Indigenous communities --Indigenous peoples and World War II 1945 to 1982 --Political actions effect change --Maintaining a sense of identity and community --Land claims, 1945 to 1982 --How were the arts significant in resisting assimilation --Post-war changes in the Arctic 1982 to Present --Land claims, 1982 to present --Have Indigenous assertions of sovereignty been effective? --What was the impact of the acknowledgment of Métis rights? --How have international and economic changes affected Inuit? --Indigenous people and the media --New and emerging relations between Indigenous peoples and Canada.