Killing the Indian in the Child poster

Killing the Indian in the Child poster

Killing the Indian in the Child

2021 1h 13m 6.5Movie

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.

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Gwenlaouen Le Gouil

Writer, Director

Top Cast

Gwenlaouen Le Gouil

Self - Narrator (voice)

Edmund Metatawabin

Self - Residential School Survivor

Mike Metatawabin

Self - Residential School Survivor

Charlie Angus

Self - Politician

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau

Self - Politician (archive footage)