A scattering of seeds the creation of Canada

White Pine Pictures (Author). Paperny, David. (Added Author). Raymont, Peter. (Added Author). Tracey, Lindalee, 1957- (Added Author). Pimentel, Maria. (Added Author).

Summary: This collection celebrates the grit and character of unsung immigrants - regular people - who staked their families and futures on a second chance in Canada. At the root of each story is the instinct to contribute something, to mark the efforts of a life. These are personal portraits celebrating the diversity of the first families who arrived in Canada to build a nation. From the early Russian, Japanese, and German settlers, to the more recent Chinese, Lithuanian, and Chilean immigrants, this kaleidoscope of images and experiences is unparalleled in Canadian filmmaking.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videocassette
videocassettes (ca. 22 min, 24 s each) : sd., col. ; 13 mm.
Publisher: Toronto : White Pine Pictures, c1997-2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Produced also in French under title: Mémoires d'un pays. Director varies according to the episode.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Something from nothing: the Shumiatcher saga -- 2. The force of hope: the legacy of Father McGauran -- 3. The road chosen: the story of Lem Wong -- 4. For the love of God: the Mennonites and Benjamin Eby -- 5. Breaking the ice: the story of Mary Ann Shadd -- 6. Acadian spirit: the legacy of Philippe d'Entremont -- 7. Sons and daughters: the Italians of Schreiber -- 8. Watari Dori: a bird of passage -- 9. The impossible home: Robert Kroetsch and his German roots -- 10. Passage from India -- 11. The fullness of time: Ukrainian stories from Alberta -- 12. The first seeding -- 13. A land as green as the sea -- 14. First lady of the Yukon -- 15. An English sense of justice -- 16. Brothers from Vietnam -- 17. New Norway: the immigrant trail -- 18. Straight arrow -- 19. The magnificent Abersons -- 20. Voice of freedom -- 21. Saga of hope -- 22. The Stowaway -- 23. Opening night -- 24. The Wanderer -- 25. The Boatswain -- 26. The Haitian heart of love -- 27. Má vlast (My homeland): the Jiraneks in Canada.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by: David Paperny et al.
Participant or Performer Note:	Director varies according to the episode.
System Details Note:	VHS.
Language Note:	Vol. 47 in French and English.