New on NFB Education – September 2019

Did you know that NFB Education updates its films, playlists, and educational offers every week? With so much content constantly being added to our site, we know it can be hard to keep up—especially when you’re busy. With that in mind, we’ve created a handy guide that teachers can reference.

Check back every month for more documentaries, animation, and resource learning materials you can use in the classroom!

Here’s everything new on NFB Education this September!

EDUCATIONAL FILMS ON CAMPUS

Walker

Walker is a young Aboriginal foster child whose only playmate is his dog. Jamie is a lonely young white boy who is afraid of dogs, and has some strange ideas about Aboriginal people.

Walker, Alanis Obomsawin, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

Urban Elder

In the last forty years, Canada has seen a major population shift of Indigenous peoples to the urban centres like Toronto which has become home to the largest urban Indigenous population in the country.

Urban Elder, Robert S. Adams, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

The Amendment

In the Kitcisakik community, the Algonquin language is dying out, just four generations after the federal government’s assimilation policy came into effect.

The Amendment, Kevin Papatie, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

EDUCATIONAL PLAYLISTS

HOW TO REGISTER FOR A CAMPUS ACCOUNT

CAMPUS is our subscription-based VOD service that offers educators access to hundreds of exclusive educational films, lesson plans, study guides, film chaptering, and more. Your school may already be subscribed to CAMPUS. Use the links below to register your personal account and begin exploring all that CAMPUS has to offer!

Quebec

All Quebec English School Boards

All Quebec French School Boards

Saskatchewan

Network Services → Contact NetworkServices@gov.sk.ca

Ontario

Toronto District School Board

Peel District School Board

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