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THE DEPARTMENT
OF CANADIAN HERITAGE
black history month
tracking black canada part 2
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION
OWTA is proud to present Tracking Black Canada Part 2 as the topic of our upcoming Black History Month school tour. This year’s presentation will be a virtual tour and will focus on the often forgotten histories of early black communities across our country. Using OWTA’s trademark edutainment style that combines video, music, Slam Poetry, Hip Hop, stand up comedy, and audience participation/ interaction, Tracking Black Canada Part 2 will delve into the histories of some of Canada forgotten black communities. The presentation will highlight the contributions made by prominent residents in those communities, and how their impact is still felt today, and illuminate the conditions that led to their systemic demise.
The presentation will run between 45 to 60 minutes, allowing for enough flexibility to accommodate school periods of varying lengths.
Potential Tracking Black Canada subjects include
ALBERTA, Amber Valley (Edmonton)
Amber Valley is an unincorporated community in Alberta. In 1909, a group of 160 African-American homesteaders established the community.
ONTARIO, The Ward (Toronto)
The Ward (formally St. John’s Ward) was a neighbourhood in central Toronto. In the 1850, many Black families settled in The Ward.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, The Bog (Charlottetown)
The Bog was a neighbourhood in Charlottetown that was home to many formerly enslaved people that was established in the early 1800s.
Black History Month School Tour Schedule 2021
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
Villa Maria
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
West Island College
Villa Saint Marceline
Howards S. Billings High School
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
The Study
Selwyn House
Dorval Elementary School
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Lindsay Place High School
Champlain College
Dorval Elementary School
MacEwan University (CORE)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
John Rennie High School
Pierrefonds Community High School
FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 5
Roslyn Elementary School
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Rosedale School
Sacred Heart
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Pierrefonds Community High School
Lower Canada College
Tamanawis Secondary
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Beurling Academy
Ottawa Public Library
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Pierrefonds Community High School
Ottawa Public Library
St. Anthony Elementary School
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Father Henri Voisin School
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Howards S. Billings High School
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Beaconsfield High School
FR Haythorne
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Beaconsfield High School
Place Cartier
Riverview Elementary School
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Terry Fox Elementary School
Lakeside Academy
Annexe Terrebonne
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Verdun Elementary School
Lasalle Elementary School Sr.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
W.E. Graham Community School
Homelinks
South Nelson Elementary
Blewett Elementary
Trafalgar Middle School
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Winlaw Elementary
Erickson Elementary
Wildflower Nelson and Creston
Canyon-Lister Elementary
ELEV8
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Adam Robertson Elementary
Prince Charles Secondary School
Redfish Elementary
Crawford Bay Elementary-Secondary
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
J.V. Humphries Elementary-Secondary
Rosemont Elementary
Mt. Sentinel Secondary
Salmo Secondary
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Jewett Elementary
Brent Kennedy Elementary
Salmo Elementary
Hume Elementary
L.V. Rogers Secondary
Montréal in Action Webinar Series
COLONIAL VIOLENCE WITH DR. AFUA COOPER
Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper walks us through the story of Marie-Josèphe-Angélique. Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a benign, slave-free Canada, revealing a damning 200-year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.
Thursday, February 4 at 6:00 p.m. (ET)
AFRICAN HERITAGE IN QUEBEC WITH WEBSTER
Quebec’s very own hip-hop star Webster, will talk about the presence of African heritage in Quebec dating back to the era of New France while touching on matters concerning Black and indigenous slavery.
Tuesday, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. (ET)
THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON BLACK CANADIANS WITH DR. ALICIA BOATSWAIN-KYTE & THIERRY LINDOR
Join us to learn about the untold gaps in the system which have left Black Canadians at unfair advantage medically, economically, socially and psychologically.
Thursday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. (ET)
THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON YOUNG BLACK CANADIANS WITH BOUT DU MONDE
Evans Chuba, Nicholas Abraham and Sasha Jouthe-Klang from the collective “Bout du Monde” will discuss the effects of the pandemic on young Black Canadians by sharing their own personal experiences.
Thursday, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. (ET)
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