Documentary

We Were Children

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.

Release Date : 2012-03-03

Language :EnglishOjibwa

Adult : false

Status : Released

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Production Country : Canada

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Cast

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Lyna Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Y

Original Name : Ross McMillan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Glen Anaquod

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyna (4 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Alicia Hamelin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyna (10 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Jade Hamelin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyna (18 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Jennie Morin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Mary

Original Name : Rebecca Gibson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Rene Batson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen (12 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Brun Montour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen (18 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Justin Ducharme

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen (Adult)

Original Name : Justin Courchene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Tyrone Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen's Aunt

Original Name : Rachel Seenie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyna's Grandfather

Original Name : Glenn Cochrane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lyna's Mother

Original Name : Fawnda Neckoway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister 1

Original Name : Maggie Nagle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl at Sink

Original Name : Shawney Moar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cree Speaking Altar Boy

Original Name : Kohl Bohemier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Supervisor

Original Name : Tasha Weight

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Robe Priest

Original Name : Robert Kostyra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Minister

Original Name : John B. Lowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father X

Original Name : Curtis Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector

Original Name : Jon Ted Wynne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virginia

Original Name : Kayla Contois-Moar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saskatchewan Nun

Original Name : Kristen Harris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Timothy

Original Name : Carlos Swampy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Margaret

Original Name : Daina Leitold

Gender : Female

Character Name : Principal - Saskatchewan

Original Name : Jeff Skinner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sewing Girl

Original Name : Janelle McPherson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Boy

Original Name : Rivers Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen's Teacher (Priest)

Original Name : Darcy Fehr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen's Teacher

Original Name : Lois Brothers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Ashley Hirt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest - Saskatchewan

Original Name : Darren Felbel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glen's Cousin (12 Yrs Old)

Original Name : Ramsey Bruce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nun 1

Original Name : Alice Dano

Gender : Male

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