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This program provides an example of visual storytelling where viewers construct meaning through images, rather than relying on dialogue. The story is of a young couple in love. Difficulties in their relationship arise due to differences in social class and acceptance within each other's family. M...

Children in families who follow nontraditional gender roles are often the target of put-downs by their peers. In this documentary, young Canadian children, ages 5 to 12, discuss the problems they face and make it very clear that educators, parents, and other children need to act positively to mak...

The use of angle grinders can be extremely dangerous. If incorrectly used, angle grinder discs can shatter causing projectiles to fly violently through the air, hitting the operator and others in the work area. This program covers topics that contribute to the safe use of grinders such as: inform...

This program covers the following: why guards are used, the risks associated with mechanical hazards, the requirements for effective machine guarding, the different types of guards and their functions and safe work practices when working with equipment and machinery. Advances in technology, safet...

This program demonstrates the correct and safe use of a wide range of metalworking tools. Video topics include: personal safety, safety precautions in the workplace, the metal rule, how to use a scriber, correct use of the try square and the use of punches.

In Part 2 of the virtual tour, Deb Fletcher explains how the Centre provides child-directed play and exploration experiences that include hands-on activities and incorporate local resources, such as the white mud clay that is prevalent in the Eastend landscape. The tour also visits the on-site ga...

Deb Fletcher, the Manager of the Alleykatz Learning Centre, provides a virtual tour of the facility in Eastend, a small Saskatchewan town with a population of approximately 600. She highlights the learning areas provided for children and the resources available for play experiences at different a...

This documentary explores the life and work of Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist Dr. David Suzuki. Due to the length of the film, educators are advised to select individual portions of the video that best support student learning. Sections of the film highlight some of the ke...

This video outlines Saskatchewan's political history and how the legislature came to be built in Regina. Historical photographs, documents and interviews with politicians and historians enrich this documentary and shed light on what the legislative building represents in Saskatchewan's history an...

There's no getting around it. Land is the biggest sticking point in the relationship between Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the "settler" population. Who owns it, benefits from it, gets to say when, if and how it gets developed? These questions are all the more crucial because the lands in disp...

In this episode, film star Adam Beach mentors T-Bear and Talon as they make videos celebrating Treaty Days in Wapos Bay. Raven feels left out with everyone so busy preparing for the celebrations, but her Kohkum helps her to understand that she needs to think of the needs of the community and to t...

This award-winning series, produced in Cree, English and French, uses stop-motion animation to portray life in a fictional northern Saskatchewan community. It focuses on issues and events in the lives of children and their supportive families in this traditional Cree community. The adults guide t...

Raven identifies, through several scenarios, that the men and boys in the community take the women and girls for granted and show lack of respect for them. The women go on a week-long retreat, and only Jacob seems able to make coffee, cook meals and keep things running. Raven and Chief Big Sky ne...

The band hurts Ella's feelings when they stage a marching show, forgetting that she has WHEELS! This episode focuses mainly on beat. Secondary emphasis is on singing in unison, tempo, texture and timbre.

Billie prepares a solo to play when her Dad visits, but will he pay attention to her long enough to hear it?