Social Studies
Videos are listed chronologically by date added, beginning with the most recent
Egypt and the Days of Anger
Series: News in Review: March 2011
A popular revolt erupts in Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians take to the streets to demand the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. When Mubarak refused, violent clashes break out and the country descends into a near state of anarchy.
Wikileaks and the Information War
Series: News in Review: February 2011
This video examines the controversy over the release by Wikileaks of hundreds of classified U.S. documents, as well as the role of its founder and editor-in-chief, Julian Assange.
Haiti in a Time of Cholera
Series: News in Review: February 2011
Less than a year after being rocked by an earthquake, Haiti found itself reeling from a cholera epidemic. This video examines the ongoing misery of the Haitian people and the slow pace of recovery for the impoverished nation.
The Great Soul Rush. Episode 44
Series: Looking Back
Anglican and Catholic missionaries rush to convert Aboriginal peoples in northern Saskatchewan to their particular brand of Christianity.
Sitting Bull's Mountie. Episode 43
Series: Looking Back
The famed Sioux Chief seeks refuge in Canada and is befriended by the Mountie assigned to watch over him.
The Regina Riot. Episode 42
Series: Looking Back
This is an eyewitness account of the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek and the Riot that ended it.
The Debden Miracle. Episode 41
Series: Looking Back
Every single soldier from Debden who left to fights in World War II returns safely after the parish priest makes a deal with God.
The French Counts of Whitewood. Episode 40
Series: Looking Back
French aristocrats flock to Whitewood and try to recreate their extravagant lifestyles, but their farms and businesses fail miserably.
The Welwyn Massacre. Episode 39
Series: Looking Back
One of the "home children" who comes over from England commits a brutal crime of passion in a small Saskatchewan hamlet in 1910. (Content caution)
The Accidental MLA. Episode 38
Series: Looking Back
Saskatchewan's first female MLA is elected to replace her late husband in the legislature and ends up doing nothing to promote the women's movement.
The White Man Governs. Episode 37
Series: Looking Back
The Federal Government executes eight Indians in Canada's largest mass hanging in order to teach Indian people a lesson.
The Missing Recipe. Episode 36
Series: Looking Back
People in Saskatchewan do not know what to do with the salt cod that the Maritimes sent as relief supplies during the Depression.
City for a Day. Episode 35
Series: Looking Back
The population of Melville grows from 4,000 to 60,000 in one day during the 1939 Royal Tour.
Naked We Stand. Episode 34
Series: Looking Back
Doukhobours march nude through Yorkton when the federal government refuses to honour immigration pledges.
Summer of Fear. Episode 33
Series: Looking Back
A child-murderer terrorizes Saskatoon in the summer of 1975. David Threinen is eventually caught and remains in jail today. (Content caution)