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Louis Riel helped create the Manitoba Act, which brought the province into Confederation in 1870.
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Indigenous peoples have lived on the land now known as Canada for 14,000 years. The oldest village was found on Triquet Island in British Columbia.
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Cree is the most widely spoken Indigenous language in Canada. The Cree are the largest first nations group in Canada. Although there are many Cree dialects, the differences do not prevent communication.
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18% of Manitoba's population identifies as indigenous.
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The kayak is significant in the Inuit culture as it was used to travel and hunt for over 2000 years.
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The Underground Railroad brought 40,000 African American freedom seekers to Canada
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There are about 450 different ethnic groups. The Indigenous peoples of Canada, the earliest European settlers, and later influxes of immigrants are all represented in this census.
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Over 200 languages are spoken by Canadians
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The Indigenous people account for 4% of Canada's overall population.
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Before March 31, 1960, Indigenous people could only vote if they became enfranchised (they surrender their Indian status and become Canadian citizens).
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Mary Ann Shadd was Canada’s first Black female newspaper publisher. She was also an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, a teacher, and a lawyer. She was the second black woman to attend law school in the US.
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Viola Desmond was the first black woman to appear on a Canadian bill
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Tommy Douglas first implemented universal healthcare in Saskatchewan. He is also known as the “Father of Medicare”.
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The last residential school, located in Saskatchewan, closed in 1996. A large number of today's Indigenous leaders, educators, and family members are survivors of residential schools.
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Africville was a close knit black community that was mistreated by the city of Halifax.
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Willie O’Ree was the first black hockey player in the NHL. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935, Willie played for 21 years.
Walter Decker climbed all 1,776 steps of the CN tower to raise money for charity.
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On July 20, 2005, the federal Civil Marriage Act was legally implemented nationwide.
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Children represent 18.8% of Canada’s population yet over 30% of them rely on food banks to eat.
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In 2019, Parliament passed the National Housing Strategy Act. The Act recognizes housing as a human right.
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The Canadian Federation of Students estimates that average student debt is more than $28,000. How do you feel about this?
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Jody Wilson-Raybould was appointed as the first Indigenous person to serve the position of Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Justice of Canada as the Liberal Party's MP after winning the 2015 election.
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Autumn Peltier was just eight years old when she began advocating for the right to clean water.
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Between 1876 through 1951, the Indian Act banned the practice of dancing and ceremonies, such as Pow-wows. Regardless of this Act, Pow-wows flourished secretly and gained popularity when Indigenous rights campaigns officially began.
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- Celebrating Indigenous Peoples in Canada - Department of Justicejustice.gc.ca https://canada.justice.gc.ca › eng › nipd-jnpa
North American sports teams using Native American tribal names or images as mascots is an example of cultural appropriation. For example, the Edmonton Elks changed their name from the Edmonton Eskimos in 2021.
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Deepa Metha is an India-born Canadian film director and screenwriter who has received international praise for films that explore issues of human rights and social injustice.
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Adrienne Clarkson was the first person of colour, refugee, and Chinese Canadian to be appointed governor general of Canada.
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Statistically, Canadian Jews were more than 10 times more likely than any other Canadian religious minority to report being the target of a hate crime.
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Yvonne was not allowed to study engineering because she was a woman, so she studied mathematics and chemistry instead. She graduated in 1945 from the University of Manitoba at the top of her class.
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Researchers have found that people who volunteer can benefit from lower blood pressure, reduced stress, and improved moods.
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From 2011-2021, ages 18-24 had the lowest voter turnout rate for Fedeeral Elections in Canada?
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In 2018, “In all thy sons command” was changed in Canada’s national anthem to "in all of us command" in order to be gender neutral.
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Christine Sinclair holds the record, by man or woman, for most international goals by any player at 190
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Emily Howard Stowe was the first female physician to practise in Canada. She also helped campaign for Canada’s first medical college for women, which opened in Toronto in 1883 and is now known as Women’s College Hospital.
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The truth and reconciliation commissions report, published in 2015, had 94 Calls to Action. 13 were completed in its first seven years.
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Any prescription drugs given to hospital patients are given free of charge. Other than hospital patients, Canada has no universal coverage of prescription medicine.
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Edith Monture was the first indigenous woman to earn the right to vote and be a registered nurse in Canada.
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Wampum belt is used to mark agreements between people