

Killing the Indian in the Child
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2021-02-18 • 1h 13m
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.
- Directors
- Gwenlaouen Le Gouil
- Writters
- Gwenlaouen Le Gouil
- Editors
- Soline Braun

Killing the Indian in the Child
Visit website2021-02-18 • 1h 13m
6.5/10 • 4
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.
- Directors
- Gwenlaouen Le Gouil
- Writters
- Gwenlaouen Le Gouil
- Editors
- Soline Braun
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsGwenlaouen Le Gouil
Self - Narrator (voice)
Edmund Metatawabin
Self - Residential School Survivor
Mike Metatawabin
Self - Residential School Survivor
Charlie Angus
Self - Politician
Justin Trudeau
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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- Keywords
- sexual abuseracismontario, canadaforced conversioncanadian historynative canadiancanadian politicsforced assimilationcultural genocide