In terms of the Red River Rebellion, “Canada, a People’s History” clearly casts the Canadians and its settlers as the antagonists. Instead, the film paints a biased view favouring the Métis, which is undoubtedly evidenced throughout the video. To begin, when Canada attempts to unify the East and the West, extending its arms out to the prairies, “Canada, a People’s History” depicts these events as Canada, bloodthirsty for more land, seeking to take over the prairies without the consent of its inhabitants solely because of their belief that they have the right to do so. In addition, previous to when the film describes these events, the video quotes Charles Mare, an early Canadian settler who seemingly only cares about himself and wealth, in an
