The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 7

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   5.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Lucy Maud Montgomery

   S7:E13/8/2018

   Lucy Maud Montgomery battled depression, rejection, and sexism to become known around the world for Anne of Green Gables and 19 other novels. This Heritage Minute tells her story in her own words, as drawn from her journals.

   Director:Stephen Dunn

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Stephen Dunn

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - Jim Egan

   S7:E26/13/2018

   James Egan was a Canadian LGBT rights activist, best known for his role in the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case Egan v. Canada. He is considered Canada's first prominent LGBTQ activist, due to his initial period of activism from 1949 to 1964.

   Director:Stephen Dunn

   Writers:Stephen Dunn, Davida Aronovitch

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   Director:Stephen Dunn

   Writers:Stephen Dunn, Davida Aronovitch
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   #3 - Vancouver Asahi

   S7:E32/20/2019

   From 1914-1941, the Vancouver Asahi were one of city's most dominant amateur baseball teams. In 1942, after Canada declared war on Japan, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were interned in the interior of BC, including the Asahi players

   Director:Scooter Corkle

   Writers:Graeme M. Campbell, Scooter Corkle, Kai Nagata, Candice Vallantin

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   Director:Scooter Corkle

   Writers:Graeme M. Campbell, Scooter Corkle, Kai Nagata, Candice Vallantin
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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - D-Day

   S7:E45/30/2019

   On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, led to the liberation of France, and marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War.

   Director:Chris Petry

   Writer:Ryan Barnett

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   Director:Chris Petry

   Writer:Ryan Barnett
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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Acadian Deportation

   S7:E58/15/2019

   The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations. Their peaceful existence was uprooted in 1755 when over 10,000 Acadians were ripped from their homeland to ensure British rule in North America. This Heritage Minute portrays the deportation through the eyes of an Acadian mother.

   Director:Tess Girard

   Writer:Tess Girard

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   Director:Tess Girard

   Writer:Tess Girard
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   #6 - Oscar Peterson

   S7:E82/17/2021

   Oscar Peterson is one of Canada's most honoured musicians and widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. His interest in music began at the age of five growing up in the Black working-class community of Little Burgundy in Montreal. This Heritage Minute recounts the circumstances in which Peterson was raised and follows his rise to fame.

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