7.5
88 min
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.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Lyna Hart | Self | Unowned | |
Ross McMillan | Father Y | Unowned | |
Glen Anaquod | Self | Unowned | |
Alicia Hamelin | Lyna (4 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Jade Hamelin | Lyna (10 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Jennie Morin | Lyna (18 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
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Rebecca Gibson | Sister Mary | Unowned |
Rene Batson | Glen (6-7 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Brun Montour | Glen (12 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Justin Ducharme | Glen (18 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Justin Courchene | Glen (Adult) | Unowned | |
Tyrone Brooks | Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Rachel Seenie | Glen's Aunt | Unowned | |
Glenn Cochrane | Lyna's Grandfather | Unowned | |
Fawnda Neckoway | Lyna's Mother | Unowned | |
Maggie Nagle | Sister 1 | Unowned | |
Shawney Moar | Girl at Sink | Unowned | |
Kohl Bohemier | Cree Speaking Altar Boy | Unowned | |
Tasha Weight | Supervisor | Unowned | |
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Robert Kostyra | Black Robe Priest | Unowned |
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John B. Lowe | Deputy Minister | Unowned |
Curtis Moore | Father X | Unowned | |
Jon Ted Wynne | Inspector | Unowned | |
Kayla Contois-Moar | Virginia | Unowned | |
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Kristen Harris | Saskatchewan Nun | Unowned |
Carlos Swampy | Timothy | Unowned | |
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Daina Leitold | Sister Margaret | Unowned |
Jeff Skinner | Principal - Saskatchewan | Unowned | |
Janelle McPherson | Sewing Girl | Unowned | |
Rivers Thomas | Second Boy | Unowned | |
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Darcy Fehr | Glen's Teacher (Priest) | Unowned |
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Lois Brothers | Glen's Teacher | Unowned |
Ashley Hirt | Nurse | Unowned | |
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Darren Felbel | Priest - Saskatchewan | Unowned |
Ramsey Bruce | Glen's Cousin (12 Yrs Old) | Unowned | |
Alice Dano | Nun 1 | Unowned |