We Were Children
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 familie...
Top Cast
Lyna Hart
Self
Ross McMillan
Father Y
Glen Anaquod
Self
Alicia Hamelin
Lyna (4 Yrs Old)
Jade Hamelin
Lyna (10 Yrs Old)
Jennie Morin
Lyna (18 Yrs Old)
Rebecca Gibson
Sister Mary
Rene Batson
Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)
Brun Montour
Glen (12 Yrs Old)
Justin Ducharme
Glen (18 Yrs Old)
Justin Courchene
Glen (Adult)
Tyrone Brooks
Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)
Rachel Seenie
Glen's Aunt
Glenn Cochrane
Lyna's Grandfather
Fawnda Neckoway
Lyna's Mother
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