All Episodes of Heritage Minutes
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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
Season 1
N/A/100 votesUnderground Railroad
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/1991
An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
Director: Richard Ciupka
Writer: Unknown
- 8.3/106 votes
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
- 7.1/109 votes
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
- 7.2/107 votes
Jennie Trout
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/1991
Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.
Director: Richard Ciupka
Writer: Unknown
- 8.3/107 votes
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
- N/A/100 votes
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
- 6.1/109 votes
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
- N/A/100 votes
Soddie
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/1991
Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
Director: Richard Ciupka
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
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
- 6.8/107 votes
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
- 5.6/106 votes
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
- 7.5/107 votes
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
- 6.4/108 votes
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