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Heritage Minutes, also known officially as Historica Minutes: History by the Minute, are a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. They appear frequently on Canadian television and in

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  • Orphans
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    Orphans

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/1991

    French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Underground Railroad
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    Underground Railroad

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/1991

    An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Valour Road
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    Valour Road

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jacques Plante
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    Jacques Plante

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jennie Trout
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    Jennie Trout

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Superman
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    Superman

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Peacekeepers
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    Peacekeepers

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Responsible Government
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    Responsible Government

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Soddie
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    Soddie

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Nellie McClung
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    Nellie McClung

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jacques Cartier
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    Jacques Cartier

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/31/1991

    French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Halifax Explosion
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    Halifax Explosion

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/31/1991

    Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown

  • Wilder Penfield
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    Wilder Penfield

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/1991

    A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.

    Director: Richard Ciupka

    Writer: Unknown