Dawnland

A documentary about cultural survival and stolen children

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Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

maine
native american
usa history
adoption
indigenous
interracial adoption
child welfare
cultural genocide
forced assimilation
neo-colonialism

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 14, 2018
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Director: Ben Pender-Cudlip,Adam Mazo
Producer: Heather Rae,Adam Mazo,N. Bruce Duthu,Shirley K. Sneve,Beth Murphy
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt7475654