Cultural Heritage Archives | Truth About Fur - The Blog! https://www.truthaboutfur.com/category/cultural-heritage/ Truth About Fur Blog – Research, opinions and analysis Fri, 17 Oct 2025 03:45:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TAFicon3-150x150.jpg Cultural Heritage Archives | Truth About Fur - The Blog! https://www.truthaboutfur.com/category/cultural-heritage/ 32 32 Supreme Court Vacates Commitment to Canadian Heritage https://www.truthaboutfur.com/supreme-court-vacates-commitment-to-canadian-heritage/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/supreme-court-vacates-commitment-to-canadian-heritage/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:17:33 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=26523 Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada held a ceremonial opening of the Court, which featured the public debut of...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/supreme-court-vacates-commitment-to-canadian-heritage/feed/ 1 Patricia Dwyer: Recipient of Jim Bourque Award 2025 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/patricia-dwyer-recipient-of-jim-bourque-award-2025/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/patricia-dwyer-recipient-of-jim-bourque-award-2025/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:19:02 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=26128 In 1997, the Fur Institute of Canada’s Aboriginal Communications Committee launched the Jim Bourque Award in honour of a man...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/patricia-dwyer-recipient-of-jim-bourque-award-2025/feed/ 4 The Beaver: 50 Years as Canada’s National Symbol https://www.truthaboutfur.com/the-beaver-50-years-as-canadas-national-symbol/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/the-beaver-50-years-as-canadas-national-symbol/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:52:04 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=25158 Few countries are as closely associated with one animal as Canada is with the North American beaver. Unsurprisingly, therefore, Castor...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/the-beaver-50-years-as-canadas-national-symbol/feed/ 1 Fur Stirrer Fry https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-stirrer-fry/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-stirrer-fry/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:03:39 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=23910 This article was first published in Country Squire Magazine on Jan. 12, 2024, and has been slightly edited. It is...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-stirrer-fry/feed/ 1 Montreal’s Fur Ateliers Maintaining Traditional Skills https://www.truthaboutfur.com/montreals-fur-ateliers-maintaining-traditional-skills/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/montreals-fur-ateliers-maintaining-traditional-skills/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 02:42:22 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=23604 When I was a child, in the 1950s, my father would sometimes bring me down to my grandfather’s fur atelier,...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/montreals-fur-ateliers-maintaining-traditional-skills/feed/ 5 Canada-EU Summit: Chance Missed to Review Seal Ban, but Not Lost https://www.truthaboutfur.com/canada-eu-summit-chance-missed-to-review-seal-ban/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/canada-eu-summit-chance-missed-to-review-seal-ban/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:41:11 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=23567 On Nov. 23-24, all the right people – leaders from the European Union and Canada – were gathered in St....
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/canada-eu-summit-chance-missed-to-review-seal-ban/feed/ 2 Lifelong Contributions Honoured at 2023 Fur Institute Awards https://www.truthaboutfur.com/lifelong-contributions-honoured-at-2023-fur-institute-awards/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/lifelong-contributions-honoured-at-2023-fur-institute-awards/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:21:06 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=23460 On July 28-29, the Fur Institute of Canada descended on Whitehorse, Yukon, for its first in-person Annual General Meeting in...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/lifelong-contributions-honoured-at-2023-fur-institute-awards/feed/ 0 Fur Institute of Canada Launches New Logo, Membership Drive https://www.truthaboutfur.com/new-logo-for-fur-institute-of-canada/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/new-logo-for-fur-institute-of-canada/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:14:12 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=23390 This year marks the passing of four decades since the Fur Institute of Canada was founded in 1983, with the...
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