Canadian History Movies
- 1975
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance01975HD
Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the...
- 2017
The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia
The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia02017HD
The story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia.
- 1964
David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker01964HD
This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of...
- 2007
The Invisible Nation
The Invisible Nation82007HD
The Algonquin once lived in harmony with the vast territory they occupied. This balance was upset when the Europeans arrived in the 16th century....
- 2002
The Crucible
The Crucible102002HD
Canada: A People's History - Episode 14: 1940 to 1946 CE. Canada comes of age in the anguish of World War II, with soldiers on the beaches at Dieppe...
- 2024
Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey
Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey02024HD
The Halari Oshwals are a small community dispersed around the world yet held together by a history of sacrifices. But times have changed. This...
- 2022
The Little Church That Could
The Little Church That Could102022HD
Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many...
- 1962
The Eyes of Children
The Eyes of Children01962HD
Christmastime at the Roman Catholic-run Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.
- 1962
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist01962HD
For Alexander Galt it was the middle of the road, until he saw some hope for his dream of a united Canada. What was he like, this stubborn idealist?...
- 2015
Surviving Eugenics
Surviving Eugenics02015HD
Surviving Eugenics is a documentary about the history and ongoing significance of eugenics. Anchored by survivor narratives from the province of...
- 2024
Chaos Glacier Country
Chaos Glacier Country02024HD
An expedition to climb British Columbia's highest mountain goes awry in the face of bad weather, a series of comic mishaps and the stubborn...
- 1979
For Twenty Cents A Day
For Twenty Cents A Day01979HD
A film documenting work shortages during the Depression of the 1930s and the attempts to deal with the unemployed, in particular young men. The film...
- 2007
The Fallen Feather: Indian Industrial Residential Schools and Canadian Confederation
The Fallen Feather: Indian Industrial Residential Schools and Canadian Confederation02007HD
Between 1879 and 1986, upwards of 100,000 children in Canada were forcibly removed and placed into Indian Industrial Residential Schools. Their...
- 1997
A Man of Conscience
A Man of Conscience01997HD
The story of Morris Saxe, one man whose actions left their mark not only on the business and agricultural life of Ontario, but on the conscience of...
- 2020
European Tour '73
European Tour '7302020HD
A 15 minute documentary utilizing archival Super 8 film footage and original animation about a father fulfilling his dream of reconnecting his 5...
- 2024
Gentleman Bandit
Gentleman Bandit02024HD
Documentary on the Canadian career of train robber Billy Miner, who became a folk hero in British Columbia. Locations near Kamloops and Mission are...
- 2024
The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin
The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin02024HD
Documentary on BC coal miner and labor activist Ginger Goodwin, his career as a striker, anti-war efforts, persecution and assassination by a hired...