Canada House

The building on the other side of Trafalgar Square is is the Canadian High Commission. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, officials have consistently worked against the efforts of Indigenous Canadian activists who travelled to London in search of, for example, land rights. As such, the High Commission has been—and remains—a contested space. Look for interesting temporary exhibitions here, often having to do with Indigenous arts—in 2019, for instance, they exhibited Kwakwaka'wakw artist Sonny Assu and Mohawk artist Skawennati. Many Indigenous servicemen and women worked here during World War II, as well, celebrating VE Day in Trafalgar Square.