The Pacific province whose gold rush thousands, railway ultimatum, and First Nations totem culture made it Canada's most dramatic entry into Confederation.
British Columbia in its foundational generation — the Pacific province whose dramatic landscape of coastal rainforests, fjords, and mountain ranges had sustained the most culturally complex and materially wealthy Indigenous civilizations north of Mexico for thousands of years before the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 flooded the colony with thirty thousand miners overnight and forced the British Crown to establish mainland British Columbia as a separate colony to assert sovereignty against the tide of American prospectors who might otherwise have absorbed the Pacific Northwest into the United States by sheer demographic weight, and whose entry into Confederation in 1871 on the promise of a transcontinental railway produced the Chinese laborers of the Canadian Pacific whose backbreaking work through the Fraser Canyon and the Rogers Pass built the iron spine of the new Dominion while the Anti-Chinese legislation of the 1880s and the Chinese head tax of 1885 simultaneously excluded those same builders from the citizenship of the nation their labor had made possible. This interactive t-shirt connects you to that complex legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive t-shirts that carry historical flags of Canada. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the proud history of Canada.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality t-shirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more details about this t-shirt: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 100% cotton Gildan t-shirt. Soft, comfy, pre-shrunk jersey knit • Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester • Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Classic fit, taped neck and shoulders for soft feel • Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem for more durability • Fabric weight: 5.0-5.3 oz./yd² (170-180 g/m²)
