The Current "I invoked cultural appropriation in the context of literature and writing only": Hal Niedzviecki
"I invited Indigenous writers into my house, so to speak, and I insulted them, and I absolutely apologize for that." Writer Hal Niedzviecki regrets using the term "cultural appropriation" in a recent column for Write magazine but says writers shouldn't limit themselves to what they know. The response to his article by the Canadian media prompted a heated conversation about free speech ...
- 2017
- 00:19:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/30/2017
#StandForCanada #StandForCanada Youth Challenge: Grade 3/4 students at Queen Mary Elementary School
This video was created by Grade 3/4 students in Mr. Weir's Songwriting Workshop (MrWeir.ca) at Queen Mary Elementary School in Vancouver, B.C., for our #StandForCanada Youth Challenge. It started with a simple statement: "Canada is 150 years old". But then one child raised his hand and said, "That doesn't sound right. There's gotta be more. What about the First Nations? ...
- 2017
- 00:02:09
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/05/2017
#StandForCanada #StandForCanada Youth Challenge: Grade 5 students at Pleasantville Public School
This video was created by Grade 5 students in Ms. Mangat's class at Pleasantville Public School in Richmond Hill, Ontario, for our #StandForCanada Youth Challenge. Led by Glenn Marais, the students sing a song they wrote about the power of respect and equal treatment for all.
- 2017
- 00:03:16
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/05/2017
#StandForCanada #StandForCanada Youth Challenge: Grade 9-12 students at Catholic Central High School
This video was created by Grade 9-12 students in Ms. Fontana and Mrs. Loupas-Smith's Art classes at Catholic Central High School in Windsor, Ontario, for our #StandForCanada Youth Challenge.
- 2017
- 00:03:35
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/05/2017
#StandForCanada #StandForCanada Youth Challenge: K-8 students at Harriett Todd Public School
This video was created by K-8 students at Harriett Todd Public School in Orillia, Ontario, for our #StandForCanada Youth Challenge. Their Canada 150 celebration is truly a movement!
- 2017
- 00:04:02
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/05/2017
The National A Canadian artist's efforts to capture stories of survival
A Saskatoon artist is using her portraits to examine two groups that suffered through oppression; in a way, bringing them face to face.
- 2019
- 00:03:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/28/2019
Découverte A Giant on the River
It’s a race against the clock. In Montreal, some of the world’s most skilled civil engineers are working to complete one of North America’s largest, most complicated bridge construction projects in record time. With projected yearly traffic of 50 million vehicles, the new Champlain Bridge will span the majestic St. Lawrence River. Normally, a structure of this type would take ...
- 2019
- 00:51:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/23/2019
News in Review - December 2013 A Look Back at International News 2013
Touching on just a few of the memorable stories that made the international news in 2013, we start with a shocking bomb attack at the Boston marathon that ended in a gripping four-day manhunt. Then there is the epic story of a man who has so far eluded capture, Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who has accused ...
- 2013
- 00:16:31
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/15/2013
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Dot. A Song for Everyone
Dot and her friends work together to write a song for the Winter Concert that will speak to the entire town, regardless of what holiday they celebrate, but their performance is threatened by a snow storm.
- 2016
- 00:11:02
- 5-8
- Added on: 09/08/2017
Wandering Wenda A: The Annoying Art Ape of an Alberta Art Gallery Classroom Favourites
At an Alberta art gallery our amazing heroes accidentally activate an alarm and wordplay a crepe into an amorous ape run amok!
- 2017
- 00:08:42
- 5-8
- Added on: 08/02/2017
