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En utilisant l’analyse critique du discours (ACD) et la sémiotique visuelle, encadréespar les théories postcoloniales et de colonisation de peuplement, l’article explore la représentation des peuples autochtones et des relations entre Autochtones et colons à travers le langage et l’imagerie. L’analyse démontre que le guide construit un récit national aseptisé qui marginalise la souveraineté autochtone, minimise la violence coloniale historique et actuelle, et normalise l’autorité coloniale de peuplement par un langage euphémique et un cadrage visuel contraint. Une attention particulière est accordée aux choix lexicaux du guide, à son traitement atténué des violations de traités et des pensionnats, ainsi qu’au positionnement visuel limité de la présence autochtone dans l’histoire et la citoyenneté canadiennes. Les résultats démontrent que « Découvrir le Canada » fonctionne non seulement comme une ressource d’étude, mais aussi comme un textepédagogique produit par l’État qui façonne la compréhension qu’ont les nouveaux arrivants de l’identité nationale, de l’appartenance et de la mémoire historique.  \nMots-clés : éducation à la citoyenneté; découvrir le Canada; représentation autochtone; colonialisme de peuplement; analyse critique  \ndu discours; sémiotique visuelle  \nAbstract: In this study I critically examine “Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship,” the official guide for prospective Canadian citizens, as a site of ideological reproduction and identity formation. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and visual semiotics, framed by postcolonial and settler-colonial theory, I explore how Indigenous peoples and Indigenous-settler relations are represented through language and imagery. The analysis shows that the guide constructs a sanitized national narrative that marginalizes Indigenous sovereignty, minimizes historical and ongoing colonial violence, and normalizes settler-colonial authority through euphemistic language, selective representation, and constrained visualframing. Attention is given to the guide’s lexical choices, its softened treatment of treaty violations and residential schools, and its limited visual positioning of Indigenous presence within Canadian history and citizenship. The findings demonstrate that “Discover Canada”functions not only as a study resource for the citizenship test, but also as a state-produced pedagogical text that shapes how newcomers understand national identity, belonging, and historical memory. In this article, I argue that citizenship education must move beyond symbolic inclusion and instead foreground Indigenous histories, sovereignties, and political realities to support more truthful, pluralistic, and ethically responsible understandings of Canadian citizenship.  \nKeywords: Citizenship Education; Discover Canada; Indigenous Representation; Settler-Colonialism; Critical Discourse Analysis;  \nVisual Semiotics  \nIntroduction  \nD  \niscover Canada: The rights and responsibilities of citizenship is the official study guide for the  \nCanadian citizenship test and a central text in the naturalization process for prospective citizens in Canada. Published by the Government of Canada through Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the 2021 version analyzed in this study is publicly accessible through the Government of Canada website in downloadable formats. 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