Heritage Minutes

Season 4

25 episodes · May 22, 1995

Season Videos

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Nat Taylor

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Lucille Teasdale

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Stratford

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Myrnam Hospital

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Pauline Vanier

Clip · Heritage Minutes: John Humphrey

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Paul-Émile Borduas

Clip · Heritage Minutes: Marion Orr

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  • S4E1

    Hart & Papineau

    May 22, 19951m

    The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.

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  • S4E2

    Paul Émile Borduas

    May 22, 19951m

    The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.

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  • S4E3

    Pauline Vanier

    May 22, 19951m

    Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.

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  • S4E4

    Water Pump

    May 22, 19951m

    Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.

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  • S4E5

    Flags

    May 22, 19951m

    Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.

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  • S4E6

    Sitting Bull

    May 22, 19951m

    Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

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  • S4E7

    John Cabot

    May 22, 19951m

    Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.

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  • S4E8

    Winnie

    May 22, 19951m

    The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.

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  • S4E9

    Myrnam Hospital

    May 22, 19951m

    The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.

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  • S4E10

    Bluenose

    May 22, 19951m

    The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.

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  • S4E11

    John McCrae

    May 22, 19951m

    Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.

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  • S4E12

    The Paris Crew

    May 22, 19951m

    The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.

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  • S4E13

    Grey Owl

    May 22, 19951m

    Englishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted from the film of the same name.

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  • S4E14

    Nat Taylor

    May 22, 19951m

    How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.

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  • S4E15

    J. S. Woodsworth

    May 22, 19951m

    Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.

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  • S4E16

    Maurice "Rocket" Richard

    May 22, 19951m

    December 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into his new house. That night he scored 5 goals and 3 assists setting an NHL record

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  • S4E17

    Avro Arrow

    May 22, 19951m

    The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").

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  • S4E18

    Syrup

    May 22, 19951m

    A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.

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  • S4E19

    Marion Orr

    May 22, 19951m

    The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.

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  • S4E20

    Expo '67

    May 22, 19951m

    The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.

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  • S4E21

    John Humphrey

    May 22, 19951m

    Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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  • S4E22

    Jackie Robinson

    May 22, 19951m

    Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.

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  • S4E23

    Stratford

    May 22, 19951m

    A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.

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  • S4E24

    Frontier College

    May 22, 19951m

    Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.

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  • S4E25

    Lucille Teasdale

    May 22, 19951m

    Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.

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