We Were Children by Tim Wolochatiuk
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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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Cast
Lyna Hart as Self
Ross McMillan as Father Y
Glen Anaquod as Self
Alicia Hamelin as Lyna (4 Yrs Old)
Jade Hamelin as Lyna (10 Yrs Old)
Jennie Morin as Lyna (18 Yrs Old)
Rebecca Gibson as Sister Mary
Rene Batson as Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)
Brun Montour as Glen (12 Yrs Old)
Justin Ducharme as Glen (18 Yrs Old)
Justin Courchene as Glen (Adult)
Tyrone Brooks as Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)
Rachel Seenie as Glen's Aunt
Glenn Cochrane as Lyna's Grandfather
Fawnda Neckoway as Lyna's Mother
Maggie Nagle as Sister 1
Shawney Moar as Girl at Sink
Kohl Bohemier as Cree Speaking Altar Boy
Tasha Weight as Supervisor
Robert Kostyra as Black Robe Priest
John B. Lowe as Deputy Minister
Curtis Moore as Father X
Jon Ted Wynne as Inspector
Kayla Contois-Moar as Virginia
Kristen Harris as Saskatchewan Nun
Carlos Swampy as Timothy
Daina Leitold as Sister Margaret
Jeff Skinner as Principal - Saskatchewan
Janelle McPherson as Sewing Girl
Rivers Thomas as Second Boy
Darcy Fehr as Glen's Teacher (Priest)
Lois Brothers as Glen's Teacher
Ashley Hirt as Nurse
Darren Felbel as Priest - Saskatchewan
Ramsey Bruce as Glen's Cousin (12 Yrs Old)
Alice Dano as Nun 1
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