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proceeded to deny them Indigenous Australians their culture, land and freedom. A copy of Aboriginal Australia can be found here.

Dawnland - Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip (2018)

Documentary

During the 20th century, the US government forced Native American children into foster care, adoptive homes or boarding schools. The documentary shares the story of the Wabanaki children who experienced the abuse of their families who coerced them to give up their cultural and family ties. The film centres around the Maine governmentsanctioned Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which collected the stories from the Wavanakie families affected by the policy,

Dawnland has been widely acclaimed, winning an Emmy for ‘Outstanding Research’ in 2019. Rent or purchase Dawnland here.

Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools - PBS (2016)

Documentary

The saying, “Kill the Indian, save the Man”, was the beating heart of the American boarding school system until the 1970s. These institutions imposed assimilation on children who were taken from their families. The Indigenous children were put in military uniforms and forced to learn and speak english. Any rebellion would be punished with