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Homesteading on the Prairies
1995
11 min
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Set in Manitoba in the 1890s, the story traces an Ontario farm family as they move west in search of cheap land. They experience travel on the recently completed CPR, build a sod house, battle a prairie fire and celebrate their first harvest.
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Set in Manitoba in the 1890s, the story traces an Ontario farm family as they move west in search of cheap land. They experience travel on the recently completed CPR, build a sod house, battle a prairie fire and celebrate their first harvest.
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directorEva Szasz
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producerTamara Lynch
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scriptJocelyn Rehder
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cameraRaymond Dumas
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sound editingJohn Knight
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re-recordingLouis Hone
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narratorGriffith Brewer
Ages 7 to 11
School subjects
Questions/Activities:
- What types of tasks were required of Tom in order to help his family make a new home?
- What were some of the challenges that the Hopkins family faced when settling in the Prairies? How did they cope?
- Home Chores: Many chores depicted in the film are not as common nowadays. What types of tasks do your students perform at home in order to help their families?