Dawnland (2018)

A documentary about cultural survival and stolen children

• Documentary

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.

Rating

6 / 10 (2 votes)

Release date

June 14, 2018

Runtime

1h 26m

Language

English

Director

Ben Pender-Cudlip, Adam Mazo

Status

Released