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Sometimes it is hard to be specific about what is different growing up in Canada, what is Canadian culture, opposed to American culture which streams across the border. There are a few exceptions: I can think of the difference between American and Canadian novels about early settlers. Or watching short films from the National Film Board (and, yes, the Hockey Sweater is on line now!). And nothing really shakes me to my core like the opening flute from Hinterland Who’s Who. Developed by Environment Canada in the 60’s, these were 1 minute short films featuring Canadian wildlife, with deadpan narration. They tried to remake them recently, but they are not as haunting as they were in the original. Like reading Farley Mowat, it makes me want to move to the wilderness. So, as luck has it, YouTube has an original one on the woodchuck: