The Strait of Anián

As far back in history as the days of Marco Polo, European mariners, dreamed of a shorter sea route for reaching the riches of silk, porcelain, jewels and spices of Asia.

Mathieu Da Costa

Mathieu Da Costa was the first Black man known to have visited Canada.

James Bay

James Bay is the southern appendage of HUDSON BAY. It is about 160 km wide between Pointe Louis-XIV on the east coast and Cape Henrietta Marie on the west.

Exploring the Arctic through Oral History

Throughout the history of exploration, what one group saw as new territory was often long-established homeland for another. Canada’s Arctic was no exception.