A series of short films illustrating interesting moments of Canadian history.
Where to Watch Heritage Minutes • Season 2
14 Episodes
Governor Frontenac
E1
Governor FrontenacNew France, under the leadership of French governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac, repels the British invasion at the Battle of Quebec (1690).
Midwife
E2
MidwifeA look at the importance of midwives in early Canada.
Agnes Macphail
E3
Agnes MacphailThe first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.
Emily Carr
E4
Emily CarrThe British Columbia painter discovers the artistic muse that will drive her life's work.
Joseph Tyrrell
E5
Joseph TyrrellGeologist and cartographer Joseph Tyrrell discovers a plethora of dinosaur bones in Alberta.
Basketball
E6
BasketballSports coach James Naismith's invention of Basketball is tested by a group of young students in Springfield Illinois.
Saguenay Fire
E7
Saguenay FireOne family's quick thinking helps them to survive the 1870 fire in the Saguenay, Quebec.
Joseph Casavant
E8
Joseph CasavantJoseph Casavant, world renowned organ maker, builds his first organ.
Jean Nicollet
E9
Jean NicolletFrench coureur des bois and explorer Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Lake Michigan, but thinks it's the Pacific.
Peacemaker
E10
PeacemakerThe formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining the significance of the Great Peace to his granddaughter.
Rural Teacher
E11
Rural TeacherTeacher Kate Henderson sways school trustees to embrace new methods, and the event is represented in the famous painting by Robert Harris: A Meeting of the School Trustees.
Emily Murphy
E12
Emily MurphyWomen's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.
Vikings
E13
VikingsL'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is settled by Norsemen (Vikings) around the year 1000 CE.
Baldwin & LaFontaine
E14
Baldwin & LaFontaineLawyer and politician Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine build inter-lingual cooperation.
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