The Group of Seven artwork would represent Canada's cultural heritage, showing how Canadian painters developed a distinct art form through nature. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights highlights Canada's role in supporting human rights, with a Canadian drafting the first version. The Canadarm and Canadarm2 showcase Canada's reputation in robotics, with the Canadarm assembling parts of the International Space Station.

2. If the world’s cultural heritage was
contained in a time capsule, I would
select the items on the subsequent
slides to showcase Canada’s legacy.
TIME CAPSULE

3. Artwork by the Group of Seven to show that
Canada gets its inspiration from nature
• Canadian painters, calling
themselves the Group of Seven
believed that a distinct
Canadian art form could be
developed through contact
with nature.
• Travelling across Canada (even
the Arctic) for inspiration, they
sketched the landscape and
developed techniques to
represent it.
• In the 20s, the Group gained
recognition for pioneering a
new Canadian school of art.

4. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) to highlight Canada’s role in
supporting human rights
• Canada’s John Peters Humphrey
prepared the first preliminary
draft of the UNDHR.
• The declaration is likely the
most cited legal document
drafted by a Canadian.
• The document was translated
into some 321 languages and
represents the first global
expression of rights to which all
humans are entitled.

5. The Canadarm and Canadarm2 to show
Canada's global reputation in robotics
• Canada's most robotic and
technological achievements
are the Canadarm and
Canadarm2.
• The Canadarm was first used
in 1981, and was retired
after 30 years of successful
operations.
• The Canadarm2 assembled
the International Space
Station while in space.
• Its uses include moving
supplies, equipment and
astronauts.

6. The largest coin in the world to showcase
the innovation of the Royal Canadian Mint
• The largest coin is a 99.999%
pure $1 million bullion coin
weighing 100kg, produced by
the Royal Canadian Mint.
• Canada’s Mint manufactures
circulation coins for Canada
and other nations (e.g.
India), investment and
collector coins.
• In 1982, it became the first to
achieve 9999 fine gold purity.
• In 1999, it was the first to
achieve 99999 fine gold
purity.

7. A bottle of Canadian ice wine to reflect
our sweet tooth with style
• Canada has made a grand entrance
into the global market for premium
ice wine – a succulent dessert wine.
• Although ice wine originated from
Germany, Canada is the world’s
largest ice wine producer; our
winters provide ideal growing
conditions.
• To make Canadian ice wine, grapes
are left on the vine until December
or January to concentrate the sugars
and acids.

8. A hockey stick to symbolize our national
sport and how we beat the winter blues
• Hockey is Canada's national game
and major contribution to world
sport (about 20 countries play the
game seriously).
• Modern hockey evolved from
outdoor stick-and-ball games
adapted to Canada’s winter
conditions in the 1800s.
• 7 National Hockey League (NHL)
teams and over 60% of NHL players
are Canadian.
• The greatest hockey player in the
world - Wayne Gretzky – is a
Canadian.

9. The Canadian Multiculturalism Act to
symbolize our diversity and widespread
acceptance of other cultures
• Multiculturalism is a fundamental
Canadian belief and official policy
of the Canadian government.
• Even the Canadian born accept
and embrace diversity.
• Immigrants are not pressured to
conform or give up their culture.
• 1 in 5 Canadians were born
abroad.
• In Canada, some 200 languages are
spoken at home or as a mother
tongue.

10. Totem pole to represent the importance
of Aboriginals in Canada
• The first nations of Canada have
cultures spanning 1000s of years and
were the first inhabitants of Canada.
• They number 1.2 million (3.8% of the
population).
• Their culture contributed to shaping
Canada’s history and culture; numerous
indigenous words (e.g. canoe, toboggan,
Canada) and inventions (e.g. maple
syrup, snowshoes) are part of our
everyday language and use.
• Totem poles have various purposes
including: recounting legends, clan
lineages, or celebrating cultural beliefs
while others serve as artistic
presentations.

11. Okay, I am having trouble
closing the time capsule
(space is limited)
and need to save
room for the other
countries.

12. Quick Recap of Canada’s legacy

14. Main Sources
• Canadian Space Agency
• Mint.ca
• Magnotta Wines
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporateion
• Statistics Canada
• Industry Canada
• Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter, Culture clash: an
international legal perspective on ethnic
discrimination. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd
• NHL.com

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