Our latest #HeritageMinute takes us back 100 years, when Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod were working to find a treatment for diabetes. 60 seconds go by fast, so we’re outlining in this thread the chain of events that led to the discovery of insulin. ⬇️ December 7, 1920 – Frederick Banting meets Dr. John J. R. Macleod, renowned head of physiology at the University of Toronto, to speak about his new idea to extract internal secretions of the pancreas – something that had never been done before.

Notre nouvelle #MinuteDuPatrimoine nous ramène à 100 ans passés, lorsque Banting, Best, Collip et Macleod cherchent un remède pour le diabète. Les 60 secondes passent vite, alors nous expliquons dans ce fil le chaîne d’événements qui a amené à la découverte de l’insuline. ⬇️ 7 décembre 1920 – Frederick Banting rencontre le Dr John J. R. Macleod, chef du département de physiologie de l’Université de Toronto, pour parler de sa nouvelle idée d’isoler la sécrétion interne du pancréas.

August 1st marks the day slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, freeing enslaved people in Canada. Racial inequality and anti-Black racism are legacies of enslavement. Mark #EmancipationDay by learning about enslavement in Canada with 6 @CdnEncyclopedia articles: The #enslavement of #Indigenous peoples defines slavery in Canada and is part of a dark legacy of colonization. 2/3 of the slaves in New France were Indigenous. However, when slavery was abolished, enslaved Black ppl far outnumbered enslaved Indigenous ppl.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sla…

With the #Tokyo2020 Olympics and Paralympics rescheduled to next year, take a trip down memory lane and check out the @CdnEncyclopedia’s bios on Canada’s summer athletes past and present. Start with these nine that you may not know of. ⬇️ George Orton is known as Canada's first Olympic gold medal winner. There are two records concerning George Orton at the 1900 Paris Olympics. They show that he placed 3rd in the 400 m men's hurdles and 1st in the 3000 m steeplechase. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/geo…

Take the time to reflect on the history of Black oppression in Canada. Learn the stories of 10 Black individuals who fought against discrimination in the thread below. In 1734, Marie Joseph-Angélique was convicted, tortured and hanged for allegedly setting fire to Montreal's merchants' quarters in an attempt to flee her enslavement. Angélique has come to symbolize Black resistance and freedom.
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