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Mary Greyeyes: Trailblazer for Indigenous WomenIn 1942, Mary Greyeyes became the first Indigenous woman to enlist in the Canadian Army. A Cree woman from Saskatchewan, she faced racism yet served proudly overseas. Her iconic enlistment photo broke barriers and inspired generations of Indigenous Canadians. #Canada #Indigenous #WWII #MaryGreyeyeshttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-greyeyes

Good Morning #Canada For North American male sports fans of a certain vintage (old guys) Bronko Nagurski will be somewhat familiar. Bronko was a legend in professional football & wrestling in the years leading up to #WWII, and he was Canadian, born in Rainy River Ontario in 1908. He's the subject of today's post because OTD in 1941 Bronko Nagurski regained the World Wrestling title from Ray Steele in Minnesota, after losing to him a year earlier. In 1943, 6 years after retiring from the Chicago Bears, he rejoined the team and led them to the league Championship. His son Bronko Jr., born Christmas Day 1937, played football at the University of Notre Dame, and became an all-star with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.Despite being born a decade after the end of Bronko's sporting career, I'm aware of his Canadianship because my father would use it as a bit of trivia when his friends talked about the legend.Great Wiki on Bronko.#CanadaIsAwesome #SportsLegendhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski

March 2,1944 and it's Personal at Vintage Edmonton:http://www.vintageedmonton.com/2026/03/march-2-1944.html#yeg #alberta #edmonton #WWII