Killing the Indian in the Child
6.5202173 min
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
The Indian Act, passed in Canada in 1876, made members of Aboriginal peoples second-class citizens, separated from the white population: nomadic for centuries, they were moved to reservations to control their behavior and resources; and thousands of their youngest members were separated from their families to be Christianized: a cultural genocide that still resonates in Canadian society today.
Top Cast
Gwenlaouen Le Gouil as Self - Narrator (voice),Edmund Metatawabin as Self - Residential School Survivor,Mike Metatawabin as Self - Residential School Survivor,Charlie Angus as Self - Politician,Justin Trudeau as Self - Politician (archive footage)
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TV Presse ProductionsARTE GEIE