Killing the Indian in the Child

Documentary, History, TV Movie | 2021-02-18 | France, Germany

6.0 / 10

73 min.

The Indian Act, passed in Canada in 1876, made members of Aboriginal peoples second-class citizens, separated from the white population: nomadic for centuries, they were moved to reservations to control their behavior and resources; and thousands of their youngest members were separated from their families to be Christianized: a cultural genocide that still resonates in Canadian society today.