Tells the stories of children who attended early Canadian residential schools. The year is 1898. There were fifty-four residential schools nationswide. Churches were given complete control over Native education on reserves across Canada. Move ahead to 1920 when the Indian Act made it mandatory for all Aboriginal children to attend these schools. Day schools were thought not to be effective since the children could still have contact with their families. It is estimated that over 100,000 Aboriginal children attended residential schools in Canada. Travel to Cranbrook, B.C. with the Baptiste family (Osoyoos Indian Band) as they revisit the school, that was their living nightmare, and changed their lives forever. This is a moving tribute to the courage of all the families who survived the trauma of Canada's hidden shame.
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