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Heritage Minutes Season 6, Episode 8: Viola Desmond

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The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s. Watch Heritage Minutes Season 6, Episode 8 Viola Desmond in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Heritage Minutes Season 6, Episode 8 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

14 episodes
1

Richard Pierpoint

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

1 min
2

Queenston Heights

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.

1 min
3

Sir John A. Macdonald

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.

1 min
4

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

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

1 min
5

Winnipeg Falcons

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

1 min
6

Nursing Sisters

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

1 min
7

Terry Fox

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

1 min
8

Viola Desmond

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

1 min
9

Chanie Wenjack

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

1 min
10

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.

1 min
11

Kenojuak Ashevak

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

1 min
12

Edmonton Grads

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.

1 min
13

"Boat People" Refugees

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

1 min
14

Kensington Market

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.

1 min