We Were Children

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

Lyna Hart as Self

Ross McMillan

Ross McMillan as Father Y

Glen Anaquod

Glen Anaquod as Self

Alicia Hamelin

Alicia Hamelin as Lyna (4 Yrs Old)

Jade Hamelin

Jade Hamelin as Lyna (10 Yrs Old)

Jennie Morin

Jennie Morin as Lyna (18 Yrs Old)

Rebecca Gibson

Rebecca Gibson as Sister Mary

Rene Batson

Rene Batson as Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)

Brun Montour

Brun Montour as Glen (12 Yrs Old)

Justin Ducharme

Justin Ducharme as Glen (18 Yrs Old)

Justin Courchene

Justin Courchene as Glen (Adult)

Tyrone Brooks

Tyrone Brooks as Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)

Rachel Seenie

Rachel Seenie as Glen's Aunt

Glenn Cochrane

Glenn Cochrane as Lyna's Grandfather

Fawnda Neckoway

Fawnda Neckoway as Lyna's Mother

Maggie Nagle

Maggie Nagle as Sister 1

Shawney Moar

Shawney Moar as Girl at Sink

Kohl Bohemier

Kohl Bohemier as Cree Speaking Altar Boy

Tasha Weight

Tasha Weight as Supervisor

Robert Kostyra

Robert Kostyra as Black Robe Priest

John B. Lowe

John B. Lowe as Deputy Minister

Curtis Moore

Curtis Moore as Father X

Jon Ted Wynne

Jon Ted Wynne as Inspector

Kayla Contois-Moar

Kayla Contois-Moar as Virginia

Kristen Harris

Kristen Harris as Saskatchewan Nun

Carlos Swampy

Carlos Swampy as Timothy

Daina Leitold

Daina Leitold as Sister Margaret

Jeff Skinner

Jeff Skinner as Principal - Saskatchewan

Janelle McPherson

Janelle McPherson as Sewing Girl

Rivers Thomas

Rivers Thomas as Second Boy

Darcy Fehr

Darcy Fehr as Glen's Teacher (Priest)

Lois Brothers

Lois Brothers as Glen's Teacher

Ashley Hirt

Ashley Hirt as Nurse

Darren Felbel

Darren Felbel as Priest - Saskatchewan

Ramsey Bruce

Ramsey Bruce as Glen's Cousin (12 Yrs Old)

Alice Dano

Alice Dano as Nun 1

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