Our Cultural Heritage

Aslani takes us on a mesmerizing journey through Iran’s archaeological sites of Chogha Zanbil, Kerman, Damghan, Yazd, and Kerman, narrating the tale of the Sufi mystic Daghoughi through a 13th-century poem by Rumi. The P

Our Soil is Our Heritage

Right on our doorstep there is something that feeds us all: living soil. But this precious resource is under threat – from us humans! Our planet needs more than 2000 years to form ten centimetres of fertile soil. What do

Heritage Minutes: Marconi

Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante

Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

Heritage Minutes: Hart & Papineau

Two decades after Ezekiel Hart is denied his seat in the assembly, Louis-Joseph Papineau's government enacts religious tolerance laws in Lower Canada.

The Heritage of Hate

After watching her mother die gradually from a broken heart, Roberta, an illegitimate child, decides to seek vengeance from her father Bradley, who ran away before she was born. Bradley is wealthy now, and so Roberta sec

Heritage Minutes: La Bolduc

The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.

Heritage for the People

Plans for the John F. Kennedy Library are outlined, emphasizing its role in promoting public service.

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

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

Heritage Minutes: Marion Orr

The ferry command pilot delivers fighter planes to Britain during the Second World War, and plans her post-war career as Canada's first female flight school operator.

Heritage Minutes: Lucille Teasdale

One of the first female surgeons in Canada, Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to health care in Uganda.

Heritage Minutes: Juno Beach

Broadcaster Johnny Lombardi entertains his comrades in the field during a respite of the World War II D-Day taking of Juno Beach by Canadian forces.

Our Texas Heritage

Explores the rich and diverse history of Texas, from its early exploration by Spaniards in 1519 to its eventual statehood in 1845. It highlights the various nations that governed Texas, the establishment of missions, the

Heritage Minutes: Rural Teacher

Teacher Kate Henderson sways school trustees to embrace new methods, and the event is represented in the famous painting by Robert Harris: A Meeting of the School Trustees.

Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield

A one-minute vignette on renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield's pioneering procedure to cure epilepsy.

Héritage

Heritage Minutes: Jackie Robinson

Montréal Royals players and fans welcome the first African American player, marking the beginning of the end of baseball's colour barrier.

Heritage Minutes: Emily Carr

The British Columbia painter discovers the artistic muse that will drive her life's work.

Heritage Minutes: Louis Riel

What thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?

Heritage Minutes: Water Pump

Mennonite communities in Southwestern Ontario serve as inspiration in the design of tools and practices of sustainable development for developing countries.