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CINÉ on demand

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Through stunning larger-than-life images, CINÉ+ takes you on an exciting journey through culture and history via a wide array of enlightening documentary films.

Equipped with a laser projector boasting full 4K resolution, CINÉ+ offers projections on the largest and brightest screen in the region, as well as immersive projections on its dome screen. Let our team help you choose from a wide selection of outstanding films to support your school curriculum, entertain your tour group, or enhance your next private event. Book your group into one of our scheduled screenings, or request a film from our CINÉ+ On Demand selection.

Cards Module - on demand

An evening with Perdita Felicien

Hurdler Perdita Felicien talks about life after athletics and becoming a Black role model.

An evening with Desmond Cole

Author and activist Desmond Cole shares his perspective on being Black in Canada.

An evening with Jaime Black

Métis artist Jaime Black explores memory, identity and resistance through the REDress Project.

CINÉ+ on Demand Module - Science and Human Achievement

Digital on Demand Cards Module

A painting of two men standing in a wooded area, displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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History Hall Article – At the Edge of the Forest

Cutting trees was hard work. Settlers used a felling axe to chop down trees, a broadaxe to square logs, and horses or oxen to move timbers for building.

A painting of people on a cliff overlooking a river, displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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History Hall Article – British Newcomers

After the Conquest, the British quickly realized that they could not govern Canada without the cooperation of the French-speaking population.

A drawing of two men sitting in a room in Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of History.

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History Hall Article – Meet me at the Tavern

Taverns were popular gathering places across British North America. Signs and carved statues, like this one of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, welcomed thirsty patrons.

A wooden rocking chair with carvings on it is displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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History Hall Article – Making a Home

With royal officials in control, New France became more than a fur-trade outpost. French women arrived in large numbers, and farms and families flourished.

A map of the city of Saint in Ottawa, featuring the Canadian Museum of History.

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History Hall Article – Governing New France

History begins with the First Peoples.

Two coats of arms on a black background displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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History Hall Article – Newcomers from Two Directions

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, Indigenous peoples in North America’s northern interior accepted a sustained Euro-Canadian presence in their homelands.

A drawing of a hut in the woods, located in Ottawa's Canadian Museum of History.

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History Hall Article – Plank House Villages

On the West Coast, First Peoples created wealth from salmon fishing. Surpluses from the fishery supported large permanent villages led by powerful chiefs and their families.

A silver medal with two men shaking hands, displayed in the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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History Hall Article – Negotiating Treaty 7

Between 1870 and 1877, Plains First Nations negotiated seven treaties with the Canadian government.

A herd of bison walking through a grassy field near the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa.

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History Hall Article – Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

On the Northern Plains, First Peoples developed a unique way of life centred on hunting bison herds.


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Jean-François Lozier

Curator, French North America

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