“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?” ― Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code
"Social studies is integral to the process of enabling students to develop an understanding of who they are, what they want to become and the society in which they want to live." Alberta Education Program of Studies