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Educational film series

Living Histories

Each program in the series features four senior citizens recalling their memories and participation in a major event in Canadian history. Seldom represented in the mass media, these are the people who lived through the Great Depression; who fought in World War 2; who farmed the land, built the cities and who raised their families during the first part of this Century. Their personal stories; their hopes and fears; struggles and successes; loves and losses, and the values that sustained them are waiting to be shared. Careful editing ensures that the viewer is drawn into sharing the unique variety of human experiences and emotions of those who actually link Canada’s past and the present through their Living Histories.

Titles in this series

10 films

1997 · 25m

Cruel Lessons

Residential Schools, the term conjures up a history of abuse for Canada's First-Nation peoples - poignant reminders of…

1997 · 25m

Hockey Lessons

Quebec and the threat of separation, a continuing issue for a multi-cultural Canada. One dramatic flare-up, the Montreal…

1997 · 25m

Home and Away

"The Rock," as Newfoundland is affectionately known by inhabitants and expatriates alike, not only refers to a physical entity,…

1997 · 25m

Moving Experiences

Immigration and multiculturalism, citizenship and discrimination - themes emerging from the vivid memories of four immigrants. Each from…

1997 · 25m

Out of Sight, Out Of Mind

Multiculturalism, civil rights during wartime, discrimination and citizenship are explored as four Canadian citizens of Japanese origin remember…

1997 · 25m

Persons At Last

Women as a minority, lacking even the most basic rights of citizenship, cultural and economic? Hard to believe,…

1997 · 25m

Pilots Of The North

Before the term was applied to Canada's downhill skiers, a fearless group of pilots defied constant danger and…

1997 · 25m

The Great Depression

Compelling stories drawn from one of the centuries most harrowing events - the Great Depression. In this program,…

1997 · 25m

The Quarriers

William Quarrier, a successful Scottish businessman began a program of caring for street children that, in 1874, led…

1997 · 25m

Women at War

They laboured in the factories and enlisted in the services, often serving overseas. They made a significant contribution…