Social Studies - Communities of the Past and Present - Canadian Heritage Videos - Part II

Hello,

I have posted 13 Canadian Heritage videos.  Your assignment is to watch three videos that you have not seen before from the list below and complete the Google form.  

The videos are organized under subheadings.  Remember to use capitals, punctuation and full sentences in your responses.

Thank you,

Mr. T

First Nations History

Kenojuak Ashevak - A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world (1927-2013). 

Inukshuk - An RCMP officer watches an Inuit family build the Northern landmark, a sign of human activity on the vast arctic landscape (1931).

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

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

Canadian Military History

Richard Pierpoint - At 68, a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist enlists men for the Coloured Corps, an instrumental company in the War of 1812. 

Queenston Heights - Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off American soldiers until reinforcements arrive and the Battle of Queenston Heights is won (1812). 

Liberation of the Netherlands - Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands. 

D-Day - On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. 

Inventions / Innovations

Water Pump - Mennonite communities in Southwestern Ontario serve as inspiration in the design of tools and practices of sustainable development for developing countries (1980).

Nat Taylor - An enterprising Canadian cinema operator invents the modern multi-screen movie theatre (1972).

Sir Sandford Fleming – An engineer who planned three railways plays a pivotal role in the creation of Standard Time (1885).

Superman - Toronto cartoonist Joe Shuster describes the comic book hero he created (1931).

Marconi - Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio message on Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland (1901).