Dawnland(2018)
A documentary about cultural survival and stolen children
86 min · Documentary · Directed by Ben Pender-Cudlip, Adam Mazo
Released
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 nation's first-ever government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission, which investigated the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people.
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US release dates
- Theatrical
- June 14, 2018