The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 6

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   #1 - Richard Pierpoint

   S6:E110/1/2012

   Richard Pierpoint was a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist who, at age 68, enlisted black men to fight in the War of 1812.

   Directors:Tess Girard, Bill Taylor

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Tess Girard, Bill Taylor

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   #2 - Queenston Heights

   S6:E26/18/2013

   October 13, 1812, Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors surprised hundreds of advancing American soldiers and skirmished with them for hours until reinforcements arrived and the battle was won.

   Directors:Tess Girard, Bill Taylor

   Writer:Bill Tyler

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   Directors:Tess Girard, Bill Taylor

   Writer:Bill Tyler
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   #3 - Sir John A. Macdonald

   S6:E31/11/2014

   Sir. John A. Macdonald, George-Étienne Cartier and George Brown discuss how to go about uniting the colonies in British North America. The Charlottetown Conference is featured, and highlights the final push toward Canadian confederation.

   Director:Alex Boothby

   Writers:Alex Boothby, Andrea Stewart

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   Director:Alex Boothby

   Writers:Alex Boothby, Andrea Stewart
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   #4 - Sir George-Étienne Cartier

   S6:E41/11/2014

   George-Étienne Cartier was a dominant figure in the politics of Canada East (now Quebec) overseeing its entry into Confederation.

   Director:Alex Boothby

   Writers:Alex Boothby, Andrea Stewart

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   Director:Alex Boothby

   Writers:Alex Boothby, Andrea Stewart
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   #5 - Winnipeg Falcons

   S6:E511/6/2014

   A team of Icelandic-Canadians serve in the First World War before bringing home the very first gold medal in Olympic hockey.

   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Stephen Massicotte

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   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Stephen Massicotte
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   #6 - Nursing Sisters

   S6:E65/14/2015

   Nursing Sisters serve at the No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France during the First World War.

   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Stephen Massicotte

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   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Stephen Massicotte
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   #7 - Terry Fox

   S6:E79/21/2015

   Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.

   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writers:Brent Kawchuck, Grant Harvey

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   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writers:Brent Kawchuck, Grant Harvey
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   #8 - Viola Desmond

   S6:E82/2/2016

   The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.

   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Shernold Edwards

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   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Shernold Edwards
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   #9 - Chanie Wenjack

   S6:E96/21/2016

   The story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools.

   Director:Shane Belcourt

   Writer:Joseph Boyden

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   Director:Shane Belcourt

   Writer:Joseph Boyden
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    #10 - Naskumituwin (Treaty)

    S6:E106/21/2016

    The making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany, James Bay.

    Director:Shane Belcourt

    Writer:Joseph Boyden

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    Director:Shane Belcourt

    Writer:Joseph Boyden
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    #11 - Kenojuak Ashevak

    S6:E1110/20/2016

    As a founding member of Cape Dorset's famed print making cooperative, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world (1927-2013).

    Directors:Tess Girard, Ryan Noth

    Writers:Tess Girard, Ryan Noth

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    Directors:Tess Girard, Ryan Noth

    Writers:Tess Girard, Ryan Noth
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    #12 - Edmonton Grads

    S6:E123/8/2017

    The Grads challenge the self-proclaimed 'world champions' the Cleveland Favorite Knits to a two game tournament in 1923. They would go on to become the most successful team in Canadian sports history.

    Director:Grant Harvey

    Writer:Ian Barr

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    Director:Grant Harvey

    Writer:Ian Barr
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    #13 - "Boat People" Refugees

    S6:E136/20/2017

    A family escapes persecution in Vietnam, traveling by boat to a Malaysian refugee camp before finding a new home in Montreal (1980).

    Director:François Gingras

    Writer:Martin Bisaillon

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    Director:François Gingras

    Writer:Martin Bisaillon
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    #14 - Kensington Market

    S6:E1410/25/2017

    Neighbourhoods like Toronto's Kensington Market have helped shape our country by providing newcomers a first stop in Canada. In the first animated Heritage Minute, a single store is transformed as it passes between generations and cultures.

    Director:Bruce Alcock

    Writer:Michael Goldlist

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    Director:Bruce Alcock

    Writer:Michael Goldlist