Getting ahead of the timeline a little to post this reminder of the shameful way we failed victims of the Holocaust. Let's not do this again.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46105488.amp
(YES THIS IS ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS)
Viola Desmond: Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer 
Viola Desmond, a Black Nova Scotian businesswoman, challenged racial segregation In 1946, Viola Desmond bravely challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre. Her act, though resulting in arrest, galvanized Canada’s civil rights movement. In 2018, she was honored on the Canadian $10 bill! 
#Canada #ViolaDesmond #CivilRights #CanadianHistory
The gloves had come off, and it was time for the Empire to strike back! The siege reaches a climax, Washington is in flames, and Mackinac Island remains solidly in British control.
http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2025/09/16/1812revisited-the-empire-strikes-back/
Beneath Dark Waters – Eve Lazarus
While the Titanic sinking may be one of the most famous Maritime disasters, it's not the biggest or the one that touches Canada the most. A few years after the Titanic had it's ill-fated meeting with an iceberg The Empress of Ireland had
Why is the moment in history mostly forg
https://curtismchale.ca/book/beneath-dark-waters-eve-lazarus/
Viola Desmond: Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer
Viola Desmond, a Black Nova Scotian businesswoman, challenged racial segregation In 1946, Viola Desmond bravely challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre. Her act, though resulting in arrest, galvanized Canada’s civil rights movement. In 2018, she was honored on the Canadian $10 bill! #Canada #ViolaDesmond #CivilRights #CanadianHistory
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Canada's official motto "A Mari Usque Ad Mare" (From Sea to Sea) was adopted in 1906 and comes directly from Psalm 72:8 in the Latin Vulgate Bible: "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" ("He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth").
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/motto#BiblicalOrigins #Psalm72 #CanadianHistory #LatinVulgate
1807 in Canada
#Canadianhistory
More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1807_in_Canada#Historical_documents
Publication of George Heriot's book Travels through the Canadas is timely because it shows what "in all probability" would be lost in a war with the U.S.A.
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.35683/6
pg. 1 (Image 6)
Laura Secord's Courageous Journey: A War of 1812 Heroine
June 22, 1813: Laura Secord, hearing of a planned American attack, bravely walked 32 km through fields and woods to warn British Lt. James FitzGibbon. Her warning led to the British victory at Beaver Dams and prevented an American advance. #Canada #LauraSecord #Warof1812 #CanadianHistory
The Official Languages Act: Bilingualism in Canada 
On July 7, 1969, Canada's Official Languages Act was enacted, granting French and English equal status. The Act reflects Canada's commitment to its dual linguistic heritage and its efforts to foster inclusivity and understanding between English and French-speaking communities. #Canada #OfficialLanguagesAct #Bilingualism #CanadianHistory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Languages_Act_(Canada)
Northern Dancer’s Triple Crown Triumph
In 1964, Canadian-bred racehorse Northern Dancer won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Queen’s Plate. Trained in Ontario, he became a global breeding icon. His Derby win at Churchill Downs was in a record time and made him a national hero. #Canada #NorthernDancer #HorseRacing #TripleCrown #CanadianHistory
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/northern-dancer
A game board and several metal mugs sit on a table in a bunkhouse at Fort William, a former fur trading post in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
#BuyIntoArt #FurTradingPost #FortWilliam #ThunderBay #Ontario #History #DiscoverON #HistoricalReenactment #FurTrade #CanadianHistory #TravelCanada #EducationalTravel
https://jrtphotography.com/featured/leisure-at-fort-william-thunder-bay-ontario-john-twynam.html
On April 6, 1980, the #Canadian #Farmworkers #Union came into existence. This film documents the conditions among #Chinese and #EastIndian #ImmigrantWorkers in #BritishColumbia that provoked the formation of the union, and the response of growers and #labour contractors to the threat of #unionization. Made over a period of two years, the #documentary film is eloquent testimony to the progress of the #WorkersMovement from the first stirrings of militancy to the energetic canvassing of union members.
In their predominantly white high school in #Halifax , a group of #BlackStudents face daily reminders of #racism ,ranging from abuse (racist graffiti on washroom walls), to #exclusion (the omission of #BlackHistory from textbooks). They work to establish a #CulturalAwareness #YouthGroup , a vehicle for building pride and self-esteem through #educational and #cultural programs. With help from mentors, they discover the richness of their heritage and learn some of the ways they can begin to effect change.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/speak_it_from_heart_of_black_nova_scotia/
Julia Kwan’s feature-length #documentary Everything Will Be captures a significant moment of time in #VancouverBC #Chinatown, with the influx of condos and new, non-Chinese businesses. The film follows a year in the life of several #Chinatown denizens, including a 90-year-old #Chinese newspaper street vendor and a second-generation tea shop owner, as they navigate this #community in flux.
This #documentary tells the story of a #Chinese #cemetery in #VictoriaBC that became a #NationalHeritage site. For Chinese #pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria's Chinese Cemetery at #HarlingPoint was a temporary resting place until their bones could be returned home. (Traditional Chinese belief says that the soul of a person who dies in a foreign place wanders lost until their bones are returned home.) This film traces the rich history of the #VancouverIsland cemetery from controversy and neglect to its revival as a #historic site. Told by those closest to it, the story of Harling Point is a metaphor for #Canada , a country still working on making a home for all who live within its borders.
#DocumentaryFilms I've enjoyed this month - in no particular order.
A rich and little-known part of Canadian history unfolds through the stories of the first Chinese women to come to Canada and of subsequent generations of Chinese Canadian women. It is an amazing tale of courageous women who left behind their families, knowing they would never see them again and of girls who were shipped off to the New World to marry men they had never met. These are the women who fought against the many forms of racism they faced in Canada while, at the same time, challenging sexism within their own communities. By passing on language, culture, and values to their children, these women defined what it means to be Chinese Canadian. Beautiful old photographs from family albums, the recollections of seven women who grew up in Canada in the first half of the 20th century, and the memories of narrator and director, Dora Nipp, whose grandfather came to Canada in 1881 to build the railway, create a remarkable story of stunning impact.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/under-the-willow-tree-pioneer-chinese-women/
Victoria Day: Canada’s Royal Holiday
Observed on the Monday before May 25, Victoria Day marks Queen Victoria’s birthday and has been a Canadian holiday since 1845. It became a national statutory holiday in 1901 after her death, and remains the official celebration of the monarch's birthday in Canada—even under later sovereigns. #Canada #VictoriaDay #Monarchy #CanadianHistory #StatutoryHoliday
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victoria-day
Chief Dan George: A Voice for Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation
Chief Dan George, of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, was a renowned actor and Indigenous rights advocate. He gained fame for his role in Little Big Man and used his platform to speak out against discrimination and promote understanding. George’s legacy inspires Indigenous artists and activists. 
#IndigenousRights #CanadianHistory #Canada
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dan-george
The Halifax Explosion 
On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour causing the largest man-made explosion prior to nuclear weapons. The blast killed approximately 2,000 people and injured 9,000 others. Boston was one of the first cities to send aid, and Halifax sends them a Christmas tree each year in gratitude. #Canada #Halifax #CanadianHistory
