Dawnland (2018)

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.

Released

2018-06-14

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

86 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ben Pender-Cudlip, Adam Mazo

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 2 votes