See everything, hear everything
Watch 60 films, 170 excerpts and over 80 archival artefacts selected by NFB specialists as part of this unique project.
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Excerpts from NFB films
Poland on the Prairies
[1944]
Newly arrived Canadians of Polish origin embrace the traditions of their former...
Ukrainian Winter Holidays
[1942]
Facing oppression at home, numerous Ukrainians emigrated, bringing their traditions...
Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada
[1999]
Three Roma speak of their own experiences of persecution. Tom Lovell, Romano elder...
Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada
[1999]
Parts of the first Canadian Romani concert-symposium are shown in this 1999 film....
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Entire NFB Films
Ukrainian Winter Holidays
[1942]
Ukrainian communities of the Canadian prairies still follow the Julian calendar and...
Poland on the Prairies
[1944]
The film opens with the traditional Easter ceremony of the Polish-Canadian...
Iceland on the Prairies
[1941]
This film tells the inspiring story of the rise of the Icelandic communities in...
A Scent of Mint
[2002]
Growing up in the small Lebanese town of Abey, Pierre Sidaoui had a carefree...
Photographs
Polish Sokol choir and dancers Manitoba Mosaic, Winnipeg, 1960.
[1960]
The Polish Sokol choir and dancers under the direction of Jan Jerszy Sapinski and...