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We Were Children (2012)

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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Tim Wolochatiuk profile
Tim Wolochatiuk

Director

Cast

Lyna Hart profile
Lyna Hart

Self

Ross McMillan profile
Ross McMillan

Father Y

Glen Anaquod profile
Glen Anaquod

Self

Alicia Hamelin profile
Alicia Hamelin

Lyna (4 Yrs Old)

Jade Hamelin profile
Jade Hamelin

Lyna (10 Yrs Old)

Jennie Morin profile
Jennie Morin

Lyna (18 Yrs Old)

Rebecca Gibson profile
Rebecca Gibson

Sister Mary

Rene Batson profile
Rene Batson

Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)

Brun Montour profile
Brun Montour

Glen (12 Yrs Old)

Justin Ducharme profile
Justin Ducharme

Glen (18 Yrs Old)

Justin Courchene profile
Justin Courchene

Glen (Adult)

Tyrone Brooks profile
Tyrone Brooks

Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)

Lyna Hart profile
Lyna Hart

Self

Ross McMillan profile
Ross McMillan

Father Y

Glen Anaquod profile
Glen Anaquod

Self

Alicia Hamelin profile
Alicia Hamelin

Lyna (4 Yrs Old)

Jade Hamelin profile
Jade Hamelin

Lyna (10 Yrs Old)

Jennie Morin profile
Jennie Morin

Lyna (18 Yrs Old)

Rebecca Gibson profile
Rebecca Gibson

Sister Mary

Rene Batson profile
Rene Batson

Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)

Brun Montour profile
Brun Montour

Glen (12 Yrs Old)

Justin Ducharme profile
Justin Ducharme

Glen (18 Yrs Old)

Justin Courchene profile
Justin Courchene

Glen (Adult)

Tyrone Brooks profile
Tyrone Brooks

Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)

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Release Date

March 3, 2012

Original Language

English, Ojibwa

Budget

$0.00

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