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The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 6

Every episode of Heritage Minutes Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 6!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 7 - Terry Fox
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E7

    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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  2. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 8 - Viola Desmond
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E8

    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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  3. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 13 - "Boat People" Refugees
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E13

    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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  4. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 14 - Kensington Market
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E14

    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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  5. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 1 - Richard Pierpoint
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E1

    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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  6. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 2 - Queenston Heights
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E2

    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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  7. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 3 - Sir John A. Macdonald
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E3

    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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  8. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 4 - Sir George-Étienne Cartier
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E4

    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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  9. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 5 - Winnipeg Falcons
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E5

    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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  10. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 6 - Nursing Sisters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E6

    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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  11. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 9 - Chanie Wenjack
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E9

    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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  12. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 10 - Naskumituwin (Treaty)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E10

    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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  13. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 11 - Kenojuak Ashevak
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E11

    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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  14. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 12 - Edmonton Grads
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S6:E12

    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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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Terry Fox" is the best rated episode of "Heritage Minutes" season 6. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Grant Harvey and written by Brent Kawchuck, Grant Harvey, it aired on 9/21/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Viola Desmond".