The M word

Krishna, Lalita. (Added Author). Viccari, Ben. (Added Author). Barrett, Andria. (Added Author). Third Element Productions. (Added Author). OMNI Television. (Added Author).

Summary: Areas covered include: immigration and Canada's nation building; rise of Quebec nationalism and the Royal Commission; multiculturalism designed in a bi-cultural framework; the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; the three great waves of immigration in Canada, and their criteria; residential schools and their effects on First Nations culture; Chinese railroad workers; head tax; "Continuous Journey Regulation of 1908"; Pier 21; Japanese internment; slavery in Canada; treatment of "visible majority" immigrants to the 1970s; "visible minority"; Post 911; and, reasonable accommodation.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (47:23 min.) : digital, col. with b&w sequences.
remote
electronic resource
Publisher: [Vancouver, BC : Advanced Education Media Acquisitions Centre, 2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from title screen (viewed March 19, 2009)
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction (4:19) -- Acknowedging aboriginals (2:31) -- More than English and French (2:44) -- Visible minorities and ethnicity (3:23) -- Assimilation and exclusion (5:51) -- Great waves of immigration (1:28) -- Ghettos (5:20) -- Effects of 9-11 and Pearl Harbour (4:13) -- Lack of multiculturalism in France (2:14) -- Reasonable accomodation [sic] (3:12) -- Identifying as Canadians (5:52) -- Charter of Rights (5:35) -- Credits (0:54).
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted by purchase.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer, director, writer, Lalita Krishna ; producer, writer, Ben Viccari ; researcher, Arlene Moscovitch ; editor, Warren Chinn.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Andria Barrett.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available as a DVD.
Original Version Note:	Originally published: [Toronto, ON : Third Element Productions, 2007]. 1 videodisc : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or above; VIU login, including on campus users.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.