Canada: A People's History
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Canada: A People's History

9.5 / 10
2000
2 seasons
18 episodes
Documentary

The complete landmark documentary series follows events from pre-history to 1990. Charting the country's past, this series chronicles the rise and fall of empires, the clash of great armies and epoch-making rebellions. The vibrant story is one of courage, daring and folly, told through the personal testimonies of the everyday men and women who lived it — trappers and traders, pirates and prospectors, soldiers and settlers, saints and shopkeepers.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.When the World Began...

    22-10-2000120m
  • Ep 2

    2.Adventurers and Mystics

    29-10-2000120m
  • Ep 3

    3.Claiming the Wilderness

    31-10-2000120m
  • Ep 4

    4.Battle for a Continent

    12-11-2000120m
  • Ep 5

    5.A Question of Loyalties

    19-11-2000120m
  • Ep 6

    6.The Pathfinders

    07-01-2001120m

    The opening of the Canadian West is a story of great fur-trading empires, of the Aboriginal people who were the fur traders' indispensable allies, of bold explorers and map-makers,...

  • Ep 7

    7.Rebellion and Reform

    14-01-2001120m

    The colonial societies of Nova Scotia, Lower Canada and Upper Canada are caught up in a torrent of rapid growth and new currents of democratic thought. Through the stories of Josep...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Great Enterprise

    11-02-2001120m

    In a few short years, a handful of small and separate British colonies are transformed into a new nation that controls half the North American continent. The remarkable story of Co...

  • Ep 9

    9.From Sea to Sea

    18-02-2001120m

    The new Dominion faces the enormous challenge of extending its reach to the Pacific Ocean. But Canada blunders in taking over the West without the consent of its inhabitants, espec...

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