Historica Canada started the year on good footing by announcing a public search for the next batch of iconic Heritage Minutes. The submissions look to be open still, and if you think you have what it takes to pen one yourself, go ahead and visit the WorkInCulture posting here. Anyways, if you need some refreshing here is the general rundown of the mini doc series. But before we explain in greater detail, chances are fairly high that you've come across the Minutes at one point in your childhood.
The infamous interstitials were born all the way back in 1991, and have spent the last two decades providing everyone across the nation with a brief history lesson between their regularly scheduled programming. While only running a minute and change, the segments have introduced millions of viewers to homegrown legends, and ignited national pride within a country often thought of as painfully humble and overly polite. For many years now, the program has enlightened audiences by giving them a reason to puff out their chest, all by making them familiar with Canuck innovators like Joe Shuster and Dr. Wilder Penfield. Never heard of those names before? Go search up their respective minutes for yourself!
Thankfully for all of us north of the border, we're beginning to see a new string of Heritage Minutes trickle out onto our TVs and computer screens. The most recent example happened to coincide with International Women's Day, with its content celebrating a group of incredible Canadian women. Right before March 8, Historica Canada released a dope new episode focusing on the super talented, Edmonton Grads. The Albertan squad were a women's basketball team in the early 20th century that took on the world, eventually amassing an incredible record of 502 wins and only 20 losses. That record alone makes them the most succesful Canadian sports team ever! Wow, and you thought the Warriors were good!?! Check out the impressive story below, via Historica Canada's official YouTube channel.
