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Canadian treasures CANADA: NATURAL SOURCE OF PRIDE SINCE 1867
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Mary Ann Shadd (1823–1893) ACTIVIST, JOURNALIST, LAWYER AND FIRST BLACK FEMALE NEWSPAPER EDITOR IN NORTH AMERICA
QUESTION 1: Known for his observational comedy, which Toronto-born funny man bases a large part of his routines on experiences growing up as the son of first-generation Indian immigrants? QUESTION 2: Canada’s largest national park is bigger than several countries, including Switzerland and the Netherlands. What is its name?
However, financial backing for the school fell through, after which Shadd devoted herself to writing. She published the widely spread pamphlet A plea for emigration, in which she encouraged American black people to immigrate to Can- ada. A year later, in 1853, the Provincial Freeman was born. The newspaper addressed all aspects of black life in Canada but particularly focused on issues of racial discrimination and segregation. The Provincial Freeman met its demise in 1859 due to fi- nancial problems. Shortly after, Shadd got a teaching job at an interracial school in Chatham. She returned to the United States during the Civil War to serve as an enlistment recruiter, and remained in the U.S. after the war had ended. She obtained an American teaching degree and eventually relocated toWashington D.C., where she studied at Howard University and received a law degree from the institution in 1883. Mary Ann Shadd returned to Canada only once—in 1881 to organize a suffragist rally—before her death in the summer of 1893. However, the 12 years she spent on Canadian soil undeniably helped shape our country for the better.
Short stay, lasting impact
Born to prominent abolitionist parents prior to the American civil war, Mary Ann Shadd supported black rights and suf- fragist movements in both Canada and the United States. As a black woman, she was able to achieve several ground-
breaking feats, including becoming the first black woman in North America to publish a newspaper, the first to earn a law degree and the first to vote in a national election. Mary Ann was educated at a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania for six years. Afterwards, at the age of 16, she organized a school for black youths in her hometown of Wilmington. She spent the next eleven years teaching in schools throughout the northern states, acting on her be- lief that education was one of the primary means through which black people would achieve racial parity. She encour- aged her pupils and peers to pursue anti-slavery reformand integrate—as opposed to segregate—in North America. In 1851, Shadd moved to Upper Canada (now called On- tario) where she helped black refugees who fled to Canada via the Underground Railroad. She opened an integrated school that was open to all who could afford to attend.
QUESTION 3: A Canadian master spy was the first person to successfully transmit photos wirelessly in the 1920s. What was his name?
QUESTION 4: What popular board game, originally released in 1982, was cre- ated by Canadians Chris Haney and Scott Abbott?
Photo caption: Miss Mary Ann Shadd. Source: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3191895
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Canada’s Iranian community
The Iranian-Canadian community is an invaluable asset to the larger cul- tural mosaic of our country. As a whole, the group tends to be highly edu- cated and resourceful, with many members starting businesses in a range of sectors. Iranian-Canadians can be found throughout academia, athletics, politics and the arts. Human rights activist Payam Akhavan, architect Hos- sein Amanat, and novelist and poet Reza Baraheni are just a few from the Iranian-Canadian community making notable contributions both at home and around the world.
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Bird: Common loon
The common loon was voted in as Ontario’s em- blematic bird in 1994 by the province’s school- children. These aquatic divers populate lakes throughout Canada. Their distinct call is one of their most recognizable characteristics. They migrate south every fall and return to nest and mate in spring and summer.
Though Iranians have been calling Canada home since the 1940s, their numbers were small until the Iranian Revolu- tion of 1979. Since 1980, thousands of Iranians have immigrated to Canada each year to escape the religious and political persecution found within the borders of their native country. The community of Iranian-Canadians in 2011 consisted of 163,290 citizens, with 90 per cent of them residing in urban centres in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. The Iranian-Canadian community is active and has several community organizations in place including the Iranian Canadian Congress and the Canadian Iranian Foundation. The community also produces several newspapers, most notably the weekly Shahrvand out of Toronto, which has an estimated readership of 110,000.
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