Freedom Had a Price

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Freedom Had a Price tells the little-known story of those Ukrainian immigrants who, described by the Canadian government as "enemy aliens" at the outbreak of World War One, found themselves subject to discriminatory and repressive measures for the next six years. Between 1914 and 1920, about 80,000 Ukrainian immigrants were forced to register as "enemy aliens," report regularly to the police, and carry government-issued identity papers at all tim...

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Banff Canada Repression (Politics) Ukrainian immigrants World War I Discrimination Otter, W.D., General Internment Canada. War Measures Act Brandon internment camp Castle Rock internment camp Spirit Lake internment camp Kapuskasing internment camp Petawawa internment camp

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History Canada 1867-1919

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Ukrainians Canada History

Ukrainians Canada Social life and customs

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World War, 1914-1918 Canada

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1 DVD (55 min.) : digital, stereo, sound, color
digital surround
DVD
polychrome
video file
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Target Audience Note:

Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: G
CHV rating: G

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Produced by La Maison de montage Luhovy Incorporated in association with the NFB and with the participation of the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre
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Available to CAMPUS subscribers only
Director/producer/editing, Yurij Luhovy ; executive producer, Don Haig ; associate producer, Zorianna Hrycenko, Kenneth Hirsch ; script, Thom Richardson, Oksana Rozumna ; camera, Yurij Luhovy, Istan Rozumny, Ron Hallis, Claude Forest ; sound, Andrew Koster, Istan Rozumny ; sound editing, Patrice Rivard ; sound mix, Jean-Pierre Joutel, Serge Boivin, Alain Rivard ; narrator, Paul Almond ; music, Roman Luhovy, Claudette Zavada, Ivan Zavada
Mode of access: World Wide Web

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2220271

Other Authors:

La Maison de montage Luhovy Inc
National Film Board of Canada

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