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CBC News What is the Métis sash?
This news report takes a closer look at the history behind the Métis sash and its cultural significance to the Métis today.
- 2020
- 00:04:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/02/2020
CBC News Who are the Métis?
Who is and who isn't “Métis” is a controversial topic. We hear different perspectives from the leader of the Manitoba Métis Federation and the self-described Grand Chief of an Eastern Métis organization from Nova Scotia.
- 2019
- 00:05:49
- 9-12
- Added on: 07/22/2019
News in Review - January 2019 Sir John A. Macdonald: A Legacy of Controversy
Sir John A. Macdonald has become a controversial figure in modern times. Of course, he was Canada’s first prime minister, responsible for bringing about Confederation and building a rail line across the country. But in this era of truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, his image has become a symbol of oppression to some. It was his policies that saw ...
- 2019
- 00:13:26
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/30/2019
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Canada: The Story of Us Expansion (1858-1899)
In the lead up to Confederation, Canada faces the threat of American expansionism and a decreased interest by the British in maintaining the colony. Determined that Canada will remain independent and free, a generation of risk takers, gold miners, cowboys and railway builders will rise to the challenge. But not everyone is happy with this expansion. Features stories/events include: the ...
- 2017
- 00:44:16
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/10/2017
Doc Zone The Mystery of the Bell Classroom Favourites
Could this CBC documentary solve a long-standing mystery in Metis history? From Ontario to Alberta, we follow a trail of clues through four generations of suspects in the search for one of the most sought-after historical objects in Canada. According to legend, Canadian soldiers stole the church bell from Batoche, Saskachewan after they’d defeated Louis Riel and his Metis fighters ...
- 2014
- 00:45:11
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/18/2014
Canada: A People's History From Sea to Sea
Episode 9: 1867 to 1873. Confederation is barely accomplished when the new dominion must face an enormous challenge: extending its reach into the vast prairies and beyond, to the Pacific Ocean. But Canada blunders catastrophically in seeking to take over the west without the consent of its inhabitants, especially the Métis of Red River and their leader, the charismatic, troubled ...
- 2000
- 00:50:42
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - April 1992 Louis Riel: Changing Perceptions
There has been perhaps no more enigmatic figure in Canadian history than Louis Riel. In leading two rebellions, in 1870 in the Red River area of present-day Manitoba and in 1885 in Saskatchewan, Riel fought for the rights of the Métis, a distinct cultural group who were the offspring of marriages between French fur traders and aboriginal women. As Canada ...
- 1992
- 00:16:47
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/15/1992
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