Dawnland (2018)

Movie"A documentary about cultural survival and stolen children"
Audience Score
60
Dawnland
NR 1 hr 26 minJun 14th, 2018Documentary
They were forced to assimilate into white society children ripped away from their families depriving them of their culture and erasing their identities Can reconciliation help heal the scars from childhoods lost Dawnland is the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the US through the nations firstever governmentendorsed truth and reconciliation commission which investigated the devastating impact of Maines child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people
DirectorsAdam MazoBen Pender-Cudlip

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 14th, 2018
Original Language:English
Dawnland on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
native americanindigenousadoptionusa historymaineneo-colonialisminterracial adoptionchild welfarecultural genocideforced assimilation