Heritage Minutes S06E09 · Chanie Wenjack

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

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1. 1 1. Richard Pierpoint2012-10-01 · 1mRichard Pierpoint was a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist who, at age 68, enlisted black men to fight in the War of 1812.
2. 2 2. Queenston Heights2013-06-18 · 1mOctober 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 arr
3. 3 3. Sir John A. Macdonald2014-01-11 · 1mSir. 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
4. 4 4. Sir George-Étienne Cartier2014-01-11 · 1mGeorge-Étienne Cartier was a dominant figure in the politics of Canada East (now Quebec) overseeing its entry into Confederation.
5. 5 5. Winnipeg Falcons2014-11-06 · 1mA team of Icelandic-Canadians serve in the First World War before bringing home the very first gold medal in Olympic hockey.
6. 6 6. Nursing Sisters2015-05-14 · 1mNursing Sisters serve at the No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France during the First World War.
7. 7 7. Terry Fox2015-09-21 · 1mTerry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.
8. 8 8. Viola Desmond2016-02-02 · 1mThe story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.
9. 9 9. Chanie Wenjack2016-06-21 · 1mThe story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools.
10. 10 10. Naskumituwin (Treaty)2016-06-21 · 1mThe making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany, James Bay.
11. 11 11. Kenojuak Ashevak2016-10-20 · 1mAs a founding member of Cape Dorset's famed print making cooperative, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world (1927-2013).
12. 12 12. Edmonton Grads2017-03-08 · 1mThe 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 Cana
13. 13 13. "Boat People" Refugees2017-06-20 · 1mA family escapes persecution in Vietnam, traveling by boat to a Malaysian refugee camp before finding a new home in Montreal (1980).
14. 14 14. Kensington Market2017-10-25 · 1mNeighbourhoods 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 i