Canadian heritage
Maple leaf legacy
Canadian heritage refers to the cultural traditions, historical legacy, and national identity associated with Canada.
The term encompasses Indigenous peoples' histories, French and English colonial influences, multicultural contributions from immigrant communities, and distinctly Canadian institutions and values.
In official contexts, Canadian Heritage is also the name of a federal government department responsible for national identity, cultural affairs, and arts funding.
The museum celebrates Canadian heritage through exhibits on First Nations art and the fur trade.
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
- maple leafDistinctive lobed tree foliage
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
bilingualism · wampum belts · War of 1812 · Confederation · multiculturalism · Quiet Revolution · residential schools · boreal forest · Great Lakes · reconciliation efforts · land acknowledgment · medicine wheel · inukshuk · totem poles · oral traditions · fur trade · Rocky Mountains · longhouses
- Maritime Cartographysea charts, naval charts, Atlantic coast, fishing grounds, shipwreck sites
Canadian heritageAmerican heritage
Collective cultural inheritance
American tradition · British heritage · French heritage · Mexican heritage · European heritage
Canadian heritagefuture generations