K-9 Corrections is a story about women inmates and the dogs that are changing their lives behind prison walls. This story provides an intimate look at the lives of incarcerated women and their relationships with the dogs they care for while in prison.
The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory runs along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Québec, across from Montréal. It is here, along the river, that Mohawk people have lived for centuries. This is the first of two programs on the Kahnawake First Nation, and it explores how the Mohawks' lives were seriously disrupted with the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway which cuts right through their territory.
The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory runs along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Québec, across from Montréal. It is here, along the river, that Mohawk people have lived for centuries.In the traditional language of the Mohawks, the word "kahnawake" means "by the rapids," and the Mohawks of Kahnawake have always lived on the water. The Onake Paddling Club, founded in 1972, was an instant success and continues to flourish in this community.
This episode of Ohanashi: The Story of Our Elders profiles Japanese-Canadian, Kazue Oye.
Mohawk, Haida, Maliseet, and Ojibwe women have stepped forward as leaders in some of the most important struggles faced by First Nations people in this century. Christine Welsh travels to meet women who share powerful stories of personal and collective courage.
Documentary on artist Kevin Red Star. A member of the Crow Indian Nation, he is known for conjuring evocative images of his ancestors, their culture and history.
North America's Indigenous people have always had a sacred relationship with water. This series shows their perspective on a most precious resource–a resource to be protected, not a commodity to be exploited.
North America's Indigenous people have always had a sacred relationship with water. This series shows their perspective on a most precious resource–a resource to be protected, not a commodity to be exploited.
The director of Plastic Warriors celebrates the achievements of her 93-year-old grandfather, a leader of the Osage people of Oklahoma who has many achievements, including the realization of self-government for the Osage Nation in 2006.
In this episode of Storytellers in motion, actor Jennifer Podemski is profiled.
A young immigrant boy with limited English skills finds a way to escape the stress of confrontation in his school.
Carvers from two of the world's great carving traditions come together, share each other's cultures and learn about the myths and legends that inform their art.
Kitigan Zibi, formerly known as Maniwaki, Quebec is at the confluence of the Gatineau and Ottawa Rivers. Surrounded by rivers and lakes, it's the traditional territory of the Anishinabeg and Algonquin people. And it's here that residents face challenges from the presence of uranium and radium in their water. Health Canada's response to the testing was to issue a "No Water Consumption" order and institute a delivery program of water in heavy plastic carboys, a solution not entirely practical for everyone's needs.
The Sliammon First Nation reflect on their history and the personal cost of the very lengthy treaty process in British Columbia.
This story of Norwegian immigrant Bill Hakonson follows his life from a mistreated runaway youth on the prairies to his arrival in Dawson City where he built a new life in Canada's far north.
This moving documentary celebrates the healing and transformation of the Coast Salish people who were once students at the Kuper Island Indian Residential School.
In the 1960s the people of the Kwadacha First Nation were flooded out of their traditional northern British Columbia territory by one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world, the W.A.C. Bennett dam. Now, they share their story of loss and resilience.
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