In part one of this episode.According to the United Nations, 88 Aboriginal languages in Canada are nearing extinction.And among them, Tsuu T'ina, a language spoken on a reserve near Calgary, is one of the most endangered. Only a handful of people know it and at sixy three ,Gerald McGuinnis,is the youngest speaker. But things are changing on that reserve. There is push on to keep T'suu T'ina alive.

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In part two of this episode. God may be subtle,Albert Einstein once said,but he Isn't mean. It seems a lot of people would disagree.Recent research has found that many people hold God personally accountable for bad things that happen in their life. And they are not afraid to show it.

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In part one of this episode. The Cree School Board in Northern Quebec is determined to make sure that young Cree feel at home with their traditional roots and language.From the first day they step into a pre-kindergarten class right through Grade 2 students only speak Cree in class. And right throught to the end of high school every student has to take courses in Cree culture.

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In part two of this episode. In Moncton, a couple of teachers were at wits end. When they looked around their classroom they saw groggy teenagers spending their free time typing the most mundane details of their lives into a laptop, or a smart-phone. Updating their friends about how long it took to brush their hair this morning, or what they had for supper. Those two teachers decided they were going to fight back against student apathy.

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In part one of this episode.Chances are, the last time you took a photo, you didn't need film.Maybe you used the camera in your cell phone, or attached to your laptop.And bingo you see the results instantly. Patience used to be a key part of photography....you'd take your film to a shop and a week later your prints would be ready. But in fact instant photography existed before the digital age.Think of photobooths.That technology has been around for more than a century.And they still have a passionate following.

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In part one of this episode. Newfoundlander Pat Stamp was working as a welder on a tanker ship when there was an explosion.He was injured. Badly injured. He had basically lost his face.This healthy, handsome man with a bright future had burns to 40% of his body.Help came from an unlikely source: A former CIA operative, in Virginia. We meet the doctor who is restoring his looks and brightening his outlook on the future:

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In part two of this episode. We know there are bullies on the school ground, and we know who they're picking on. It's the small kids, the new kids, the ones who don't speak English so well. The ones who don't have support from their peers. In the workplace, we know there are bullies too, that's no surprise to anyone. But you might be surprised to hear how often it happens. And it might be a big surprise to hear who's getting bullied.

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In part one of this episode. You ever wonder where actor Sach Baron Cohen learned how to make you laugh so hard? Like lots of other actors, Baron-Cohen studied with a master french clown named Philippe Gaulier. This winter the legend has been teaching 'the art of the clown' in Toronto.They've come from across North America to learn from his notoriously cruel and unusual teaching methods.

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In part two of this episode. The Nisga'a are a small band who live 20 hours drive north of Vancouver. And twelve years ago, the Nisga'a became the first band in Canada to sign a modern treaty. That treaty gave them a measure of self-government, and control of their land. This summer they will be able to own their own homes and to sell those homes to anyone - Nisga'a or not. The Nisga'a were the first aboriginal people to get their land back . Now they are the first to sell it off. But that has many concerned for the future of the Nisga'a Nation.

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