Canada Vignettes: Métis Coat
The decorative pattern style of a traditional Metis coat is explored.
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The decorative pattern style of a traditional Metis coat is explored.
This carved ritual pipe from the Plains First Nations culture depicts the act of creation, alive in stone, Mother Earth in the embrace of Father Sky. Integral to the all-important sacred ceremonies, this personal possess
An animated allegory demonstrating the need to integrate the disabled into general society.
Profile of a Chinese immigrant to Canada narrated by her son.
Life in Canada is reflected by people's comments on trees as a tree is shown undergoing seasonal changes.
Brief history and profile of Inuit communities in Northern Labrador and the role of the Moravian missionaries in the region. Warning for outdated and offensive term used.
This short film from the Canada Vignettes series features tenor Roger Doucet singing the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, before a hockey game in the Montreal Forum.
A watercolour evocation of a prairie storm coming after a period of severe drought.
Historical events are related through the medium of simulated news broadcasting in 1878.
Profile of the Haida artist Bill Reid
A vignette exploring the depths of the Arctic Ocean.
Bill Miner was a train robber in British Columbia at the turn of the century. This animated film depicts a disastrous episode in his career.
A repentant alcoholic, Henri is promised to the young Yvonne, but he is in love with Gisèle, her sister and the fiancée of his friend Hubert. They all go on vacation, to the villa of Valentine Bourjeon, the mother of the
This model-animation vignette takes a humorous look at the theme of transportation.
This animated film illustrates the terrible journey, the back-breaking work, the exotic and gaudy city of Dawson, and the turmoil and triumphs of the 1898 Klondike gold rush.
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.
Yesterday anecdotal because it was confined to a handful of winemakers and reserved for a caste of initiated consumers, the natural wine market is becoming more democratic. Perceived as a method of production and consump
True pioneers, those winegrower ladies work close to nature. They unlocked the secret of wine and create worldrenowned nectars.