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- In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
- A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infilitrate American culture through employment in the entertainment industry.
- The early history of Canadian film making before the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada.
- In this short documentary, Oscar®-winner Terre Nash turns her lens on Marion Dewar, one of Canada's most successful female politicians, while she was mayor of Ottawa. In her 7 years as mayor, Dewar was instrumental in the Rideau Centre project, introduced disarmament referendums into municipal politics, was the leading force in raising Canada's quota for Vietnamese refugees, and became known for her social responsibility and common sense.
- About Billy Bishop, who was Canada's most decorated pilot during World War I.
- The story of the contribution of women in the Canadian wartime aviation industry during World War II.
- This documentary focuses on boom-and-bust economic cycles, most notably that of Alberta oil during the '70s and early '80s. When the bust hit after a drop in world oil prices, those business people who knew how to "ride a tornado" cut their losses and moved on, while others were left devastated. When Newfoundland was faced with a possible oil boom of its own in the mid-'80s, it took the lessons of Alberta to heart. Part 3 of the series, Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada.
- A biography of Pete Standing Alone, a Blood Indian who grew up in white Canadian culture and is rediscovering his native roots
- Documentary of how the buffalo was hunted by both whites and Indigenous peoples in the 19th century.
- The story of John Grierson, the British documentary movement, and Canada's National Film Board.
- Documentary about a 1981 raid by the Quebec Provincial Police on a reserve in Quebec.
- Collage of stories about the lives and times of sturdy Indigenous and Native women from all around the world and their enduring struggles to maintain their personal matriarchal traditions.
- In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Káínaa on their reserve in southwestern Alberta. The ceremony, conducted in the great Circle of the Sun Dance, commemorated the centennial anniversary of the original signing of Treaty 7 by Queen Victoria.
- Documentary about Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School in Kitchener, Ontario.
- This drama tells the harrowing story of an immigrant family in the New World. On arrival in Canada, their hopes for a better life were dashed when immigration officials refused to grant entry to their daughter. During a routine medical examination it was found that Kasia had contracted an infectious eye disease. She is separated from her family and sent back to Europe alone.
- A tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.
- In 1970, Canada and the United Kingdom celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company, but the event was not a happy one for many Canadian Indians. This documentary shows the event from the perspective of the indigenous people of Canada.
- The swift fox is reintroduced to its original habitat.
- Five Native women from across Canada explain how they got to where they are in life today, and each of these women attests to the importance of Native culture in helping her to develop a sense of self.