New Heritage Minute Tells the Story of Onondaga Distance Runner Tom Longboat
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TORONTO, June 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark Tom Longboat Day, Historica Canada has released a new Heritage Minute that tells the story of the Onondaga distance runner from Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario.
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- TORONTO, June 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To mark Tom Longboat Day, Historica Canada has released a new Heritage Minute that tells the story of the Onondaga distance runner from Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario.
- "Tom Longboat was a world champion runner, a pioneer in training methods, a war hero, and an inspiration for his resilience against discrimination," said Anthony Wilson-Smith, President and CEO of Historica Canada.
- "It was an honour to re-enact the legacy of someone aslegendary as Tom Longboat," said actor Joshua Odjick.
- The Tom Longboat Heritage Minute was made possible through funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage andVeterans Affairs Canada.