This article explores the creation of the bilingual documentary series 8 th Fire: Aboriginal Peoples, Canada and the Way Forward (in the French version: 8 e feu : Les Autochtones et le Canada, le sentier de l’avenir), which aired on Radio-Canada and CBC in early 2012. The two Crown corporations, broadcasters of the series, presented it to their official language communities, English and French, with the aim of highlighting the failed relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. While some have argued that the history between Anglophones and Indigenous peoples, on the one hand, and between Francophones and Indigenous peoples, on the other hand, have followed different paths, the bilingual series offers a single narrative produced in two languages. When analysed in detail, however, the differences between the two versions become apparent. The aim of this article is to describe these differences while contributing to elaborate a methodology specific to this type of bilingual cultural product.