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We Were Children

2012|83 min|Drama

THE STORY

For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 'residential schools' across the country. Most children were sent to faraway schools that separated them from their families and traditional land. These children endured brutality, physical hardship, mental degradation, and the complete erasure of their culture. The schools were part of a wider program of assimilation designed to integrate the native population into 'Canadian society.' These schools were established with the express purpose 'To kill the Indian in the child.' Told through their own voices, 'We Were Children' is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.

THE STORY

For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 'residential schools' across the country. Most children were sent to faraway schools that separated them from their families and traditional land. These children endured brutality, physical hardship, mental degradation, and the complete erasure of their culture. The schools were part of a wider program of assimilation designed to integrate the native population into 'Canadian society.' These schools were established with the express purpose 'To kill the Indian in the child.' Told through their own voices, 'We Were Children' is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.

CAST & CREW

Cast

Rene Batson

Taya Ayotte Bourns

Alice Dano

Justin Ducharme

Darcy Fehr

Darren Felbel

Rebecca Gibson

Kristen Harris

Ashley Hirt

Robert Kostyra

Daina Leitold

John B. Lowe

Ross McMillan

Curtis Moore

Director

Tim Wolochatiuk

INFORMATION

Production company

Eagle Vision

Genre

Drama

Released

2012

Age rating

Unknown

LANGUAGES

Audio

Multiple languages

Subtitles

None