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.
Gwenlaouen Le Gouil
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Edmund Metatawabin
as Self - Residential School Survivor
Mike Metatawabin
as Self - Residential School Survivor
Charlie Angus
as Self - Politician
Justin Trudeau
as Self - Politician (archive footage)