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As a landmark independent grocery store, PAT continues to bring Torontonians together over a love for food and a commitment to serve their local community.
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On August 14th, 2003, the lights went out across Toronto and didn’t come back on for 48 hours. Though the city plunged into darkness, many have stories of unity and togetherness that they can still recall today.
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Some of Toronto’s iconic neighbourhoods began as hyper-local towns in which factories built communities for workers and their families.
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Donald Moore was born in Barbados and immigrated to Canada where he worked as a sleeping car porter
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Derailed is a theatrical experience based on prominent figures and moments in the history of Black Railway Porters
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What were you taught about Indigenous history and culture in school? What were you not taught?
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How does a city like Toronto, which is the fourth largest in North America, become more sustainable? In this video clip Elder Duke Redbird breaks down his vision for Toronto becoming a sustainable city, while calling out our dependence on fossil fuels and turning a profit.
Museum of Toronto is made possible with the generous support of Diane Blake and Stephen Smith.
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“What is the land acknowledgement supposed to represent? Some feeling that we should be grateful? Grateful for what?” In this video clip Elder Duke Redbird takes a critical look at land acknowledgements and imagines a Canada where Indigenous communities are invited into Confederation.
Museum of Toronto is made possible with the generous support of Diane Blake and Stephen Smith.
42 Years of Toronto Kids TV: New Exhibit
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In 1805 Treaty 13 also known as the Toronto Purchase was signed between the Mississaugas of the Credit and the City of Toronto. This treaty altered the course of fate for the City of Toronto as well as the Mississaugas of the First Credit Nation.
In this video Elder Duke Redbird talks about that and subsequent treaties and their disputed history.
