Canadian History Movies

  • 2015
    Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

    Being Canadian

    5.62015HD

    What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the...

    Being Canadian
  • 1993
    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    5.31993HD

    True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero
  • 1975
    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

    01975HD

    Presents the history of the conflict between the Canadian government and the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific over the ritual of the...

    Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance
  • 2022
    Thrown into Canada

    Thrown into Canada

    Thrown into Canada

    02022HD

    This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan...

    Thrown into Canada
  • 2019
    The Twentieth Century

    The Twentieth Century

    The Twentieth Century

    6.22019HD

    Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will...

    The Twentieth Century
  • 2012
    We Were Children

    We Were Children

    We Were Children

    7.52012HD

    For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by...

    We Were Children
  • 2022
    The Secret Order

    The Secret Order

    The Secret Order

    82022HD

    Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that operated from 1926 to 1965, infiltrating every sector...

    The Secret Order
  • 1964
    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    01964HD

    This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one...

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
  • 2015
    The Klondike Gold Rush

    The Klondike Gold Rush

    The Klondike Gold Rush

    52015HD

    Renowned as the richest gold strike in North American mining history, the Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) set off a stampede of over 100,000 people on...

    The Klondike Gold Rush
  • 1959
    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    01959HD

    This short film tells the story of Lord Elgin, a man’s whose faith in a nation’s right to self-determination was stronger than the threat...

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People
  • 2003
    Is the Crown at war with us?

    Is the Crown at war with us?

    Is the Crown at war with us?

    6.52003HD

    In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Burnt Church, New Brunswick. Why would officials of...

    Is the Crown at war with us?
  • 1973
    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970

    7.51973HD

    A long and thoughtful look at those desperate days of October 1970, when Montréal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. This film puts the...

    Action : The October Crisis of 1970
  • 1987
    First Journey, Fort William

    First Journey, Fort William

    First Journey, Fort William

    01987HD

    Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's...

    First Journey, Fort William
  • 2021
    Killing the Indian in the Child

    Killing the Indian in the Child

    Killing the Indian in the Child

    62021HD

    The Indian Act, passed in Canada in 1876, made members of Aboriginal peoples second-class citizens, separated from the white population: nomadic for...

    Killing the Indian in the Child
  • 1962
    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist

    01962HD

    For Alexander Galt it was the middle of the road, until he saw some hope for his dream of a united Canada. What was he like, this stubborn idealist?...

    Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist
  • 2017
    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia

    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia

    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia

    02017HD

    The story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia.

    The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia
  • 2024
    Wings of Honour

    Wings of Honour

    Wings of Honour

    02024HD

    A feature-length documentary from Canadian Geographic Films, and presents a powerful and emotional story celebrating the 100-year history of the...

    Wings of Honour
  • 2024
    Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey

    Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey

    Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey

    02024HD

    The Halari Oshwals are a small community dispersed around the world yet held together by a history of sacrifices. But times have changed. This...

    Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey
  • 2022
    The Little Church That Could

    The Little Church That Could

    The Little Church That Could

    102022HD

    Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many...

    The Little Church That Could
  • 1986
    Ikwe

    Ikwe

    Ikwe

    11986HD

    A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her...

    Ikwe