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Storytelling is the tool societies have used for millenniums to preserve collective memory. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) promoted the Prairie Giant as a ‘real story about real people’. Without historical context, viewers would not be able to distinguish between truth and falsehood, between truth and fantasy. Film, as a medium, is a cultural force that cannot be denied. Viewers of the film may believe it to be reflective of real historical events. The Prairie Giant Study Guide provides teachers with discussion points centred on historical elements introduced by the film. It also provides discussion points for review of the role of the state in creating ‘History’, and the role and obligations of public broadcasters such as the CBC. A Study Guide for Teachers entitled Saskatchewan and the Ku Klux Klan is available on a University of Saskatchewan web-site. It provides a short Canada wide review of the KKK and suggests topics suitable for exploration by students. http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/kkk.htm
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