The Far Norse: A hunger for ivory - and the need to pay taxes - prompted the medieval Norse of Greenland to penetrate the far reaches of Canada's Arctic.
Also in this issue - Reclaiming Kateri: A 'lily among thorns' or a victim of colonialism? Maybe there's another way to understand Canada's only Aboriginal saint | Raising Hell in Montreal: A ragtag band of Confederates made Montreal their base during the American Civial War | When Smoking Was Chic: How early twentieth-century advertising turned tobacco smoking into a respectable pastime for women | Column by Christopher Moore
Regular features: Currents, Roots, Trading Post, Destinations, Album, Book Reviews | Open Book: Excerpt from Julie Gilmour's Trouble on Main Street | History Matters: How archivists are working to preserve email trails and other online records.
