We Were Children

We Were Children

2012
1h 28m
7.2

7.2/10

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Documentary
Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
Ojibwa English

Keywords

residential school canadian history indigenous peoples

Quick Facts

Release Date March 3, 2012
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1934472

Cast

Lyna Hart
Lyna Hart

Self

Ross McMillan
Ross McMillan

Father Y

Glen Anaquod
Glen Anaquod

Self

Alicia Hamelin
Alicia Hamelin

Lyna (4 Yrs Old)

Jade Hamelin
Jade Hamelin

Lyna (10 Yrs Old)

Jennie Morin
Jennie Morin

Lyna (18 Yrs Old)

Rebecca Gibson
Rebecca Gibson

Sister Mary

Rene Batson
Rene Batson

Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)

Brun Montour
Brun Montour

Glen (12 Yrs Old)

Justin Ducharme
Justin Ducharme

Glen (18 Yrs Old)

Justin Courchene
Justin Courchene

Glen (Adult)

Tyrone Brooks
Tyrone Brooks

Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)

Key Crew

Tim Wolochatiuk
Director
Jason Sherman
Writer
Kyle Irving
Producer
David Christensen
Producer
Lisa Meeches
Executive Producer
Laszlo Barna
Executive Producer
David Christensen
Executive Producer
Kyle Irving
Executive Producer