We Were Children (2012)
For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 'residential schools' across the country. Most children were sent to faraway schools that separated them from their families and traditional land. These children endured brutality, physical hardship, mental degradation, and the complete erasure of their culture. The schools were part of a wider program of assimilation designed to integrate the native population into 'Canadian society.' These schools were established with the express purpose 'To kill the Indian in the child.' Told through their own voices, 'We Were Children' is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
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Lyna Hart as Self |
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Ross McMillan as Father Y |
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Glen Anaquod as Self |
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Alicia Hamelin as Lyna (4 Yrs Old) |
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Jade Hamelin as Lyna (10 Yrs Old) |
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Jennie Morin as Lyna (18 Yrs Old) |
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Rebecca Gibson as Sister Mary |
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Rene Batson as Glen (6-7 Yrs Old) |
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Brun Montour as Glen (12 Yrs Old) |
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Justin Ducharme as Glen (18 Yrs Old) |
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Justin Courchene as Glen (Adult) |
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Tyrone Brooks as Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old) |
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Rachel Seenie as Glen's Aunt |
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Glenn Cochrane as Lyna's Grandfather |
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Fawnda Neckoway as Lyna's Mother |
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Maggie Nagle as Sister 1 |
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Shawney Moar as Girl at Sink |
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Kohl Bohemier as Cree Speaking Altar Boy |
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Tasha Weight as Supervisor |
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Robert Kostyra as Black Robe Priest |
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John B. Lowe as Deputy Minister |
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Curtis Moore as Father X |
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Jon Ted Wynne as Inspector |
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Kayla Contois-Moar as Virginia |
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Kristen Harris as Saskatchewan Nun |
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Carlos Swampy as Timothy |
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Daina Leitold as Sister Margaret |
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Jeff Skinner as Principal - Saskatchewan |
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Janelle McPherson as Sewing Girl |
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Rivers Thomas as Second Boy |
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Darcy Fehr as Glen's Teacher (Priest) |
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Lois Brothers as Glen's Teacher |
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Ashley Hirt as Nurse |
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Darren Felbel as Priest - Saskatchewan |
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Ramsey Bruce as Glen's Cousin (12 Yrs Old) |
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Alice Dano as Nun 1 |
| Writing | Jason Sherman | Writer |
| Directing | Tim Wolochatiuk | Director |
| Production | Kyle Irving | Producer |
| Production | David Christensen | Producer |
| Production | Lisa Meeches | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laszlo Barna | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Christensen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kyle Irving | Executive Producer |
| Production | Loren Mawhinney | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jessica Lo | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Jeremy Benning | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kim Bell | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gordon Wilding | Production Designer |
| Directing | Richard Duffy | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | John Whitcher | Editor |
| Sound | Shawn Pierce | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Daniel Pellerin | Sound Designer |
| Production | Danielle Dumesnil | Production Manager |
| Production | Vanessa Hill | Researcher |
| Production | Sam Vint | Researcher |
| Production | Tobias Duggan | Researcher |
| Production | Ashley Hirt | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Khali Weanus | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Faye Yoneda | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Ginette D'Silva | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Monique Perron | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Reed Makayev | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Karen Stermscheg | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Caitlin Brown | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Megan Basaraba | Second Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Megan Heke | Second Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Kate Godley | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | Bryan R. Burns | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Dustin Courchene | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Paul Zonneveld | Production Accountant |
