Killing the Indian in the Child

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.

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

Self - Politician (archive footage)