Season 6 (2012)

Richard Pierpoint
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Queenston Heights
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

October 13, 1812, Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors surprised hundreds of advancing American soldiers and skirm...Read more

Sir John A. Macdonald
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

Sir. John A. Macdonald, George-Étienne Cartier and George Brown discuss how to go about uniting the colonies in British North Amer...Read more

Sir George-Étienne Cartier
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Winnipeg Falcons
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Nursing Sisters
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Terry Fox
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Viola Desmond
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Chanie Wenjack
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Naskumituwin (Treaty)
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Kenojuak Ashevak
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Edmonton Grads
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

The Grads challenge the self-proclaimed 'world champions' the Cleveland Favorite Knits to a two game tournament in 1923. They woul...Read more

"Boat People" Refugees
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

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

Kensington Market
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October 1, 2012 • 1m

Neighbourhoods like Toronto's Kensington Market have helped shape our country by providing newcomers a first stop in Canada. In th...Read more