3400-20, 13 minutes, 1971 Released in 1971, this lyrical short documentary marked the directorial debut of legendary Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin. Filmed at a residential school in northern Ontario, it is composed entirely of drawings by young Cree children and stories told by the children themselves. Request
3400-19, 75 minutes, 1975 Fifteen-year-old Buckley attends residential school, where he longs for his home and dreams of fishing and hunting. Yet when he returns to the reserve for the summer he feels like a stranger, unable to speak his Cree language or live off the land like his father...
3400-15, 42 minutes, 2017 This program is a poignant all-Indigenous English and Cree-English collaborative documentary film that breaks long-held silences imposed upon children who were interned at the notoriously violent St. Anne’s Residential School in Fort Albany First Nation, Ontario. Request
3400-16, 30 minutes, 2016 This program examines the history, legacy and current impacts of the Residential School experience in Canada. From the establishment of the early Residential Schools to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, this film shines a light into this dark chapter of Canadian history. Request
3400-17, 15 minutes, 2016 A brother and sister’s carefree childhood in a Native American community is torn apart when the sister is forced to attend a Canadian residential school in the early 1970s. Request
3400-18, 15 minutes, 2015 As time passed, the Canadian government’s perspective with regards to Aboriginal people changed. The Indian was now a problem needing a solution. What follows from the treaty signing is a genocide in slow motion. Elder Narcisse Blood shares his story growing up in residential school and...
3400-14, 15 minutes, 2015 This program gives students an overview of the residential school system in Canada. Combining archival footage with residential school survivor interviews, students will learn why and how the schools were established, the effect of treaties on aboriginal life, the impact of residential schools on future generations,...
3400-13, 11 minutes, 2016 This short documentary explores the history and impact of the Canadian residential school system through a collection of interviews with some of Canada’s most influential Indigenous leaders. It provides valuable insights into the Canadian residential school system experience and shines a light into this dark chapter...
#1900-12, 28 minutes, 1992 This is a documentary about the far-reaching and emotionally devastating effects of residential\boarding schools on native Indians while depicting painful personal experiences: the cause of “multi-generational grief” and the healing processes underway in communities today. Request
3400-8, 27 minutes, 2004 This film features survivors of the residential school system. Request
