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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.
- A biography of Pete Standing Alone, a Blood Indian who grew up in white Canadian culture and is rediscovering his native roots
- 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.
- The Last Chinese Laundry relates the story of the Chinese in Newfoundland since their first arrival in 1895. Forced to leave their wives and children behind in China, the men endured both loneliness and prejudice as they toiled for a meagre living in the hand laundries of St. John's. While capturing the drudgery and anguish, the film also reveals the humour and achievements of the Chinese as they struggled to gain full acceptance into Newfoundland and Canadian society. The story centres around William Ping, who arrived in Newfoundland from Canton in 1931, initially working as a laundry worker and then setting up his own business in the 1940's. By the 1980s, Willian and his countrymen were a vital part of the business and social life of St. John's; and at the time of filming in 1987, his was the last remaining Chinese laundry in Newfoundland.
- In 1935 a herd of 2,700 reindeer completed a five-year journey from Alaska to north of the Arctic circle. They were imported and re-settled by the Canadian Government in an effort to improve the economic conditions of the Inuit. This film is the story of the trek, the raising of reindeer for saleable meat, its effects upon the people, and the transformation of herding from a primitive art to one using modern technology. The film shows how an ecologically sound, make-work project that started as a gamble ended up a success, generating jobs and money for the local people.
- The story of the contribution of women in the Canadian wartime aviation industry during World War II.
- The Eskimo dog--the Qimmiq--has been an integral part of northern Canadian life for almost two thousand years. Archival photographs and film footage illustrate how this hard-working purebred was used for hunting, pulling sleds and keeping polar bears at bay. However, by 1975, the breed, decimated by a changing northern lifestyle, was all but extinct. This inspiring documentary shows the dedicated efforts of biologist Dr. William Carpenter to revitalize the strain and how, with support from local Inuit societies, his breeding project has resulted in a growing and once again thriving Qimmiq population.
- Documentary about a 1981 raid by the Quebec Provincial Police on a reserve in Quebec.
- 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.
- The early history of Canadian film making before the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada.
- The swift fox is reintroduced to its original habitat.
- About Billy Bishop, who was Canada's most decorated pilot during World War I.
- Documentary about Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School in Kitchener, Ontario.
- The story of John Grierson, the British documentary movement, and Canada's National Film Board.
- 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.
- The story of Dr. Henry Morgentaler's fight to provide safe abortions in Canada and the right to challenge a law's validity in Canada.
- A look at the construction and opening of Montréal's Victoria Bridge, a one-mile iron tube.
- The past and present of life and industry in Newfoundland, Canada.