Dawnland

Movie·2018·1h 26m

Dawnland

A documentary about cultural survival and stolen children

Directed By

Ben Pender-Cudlip

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Adam Mazo, N. Bruce Duthu

Themes

indigenousadoptionnative americanmaineinterracial adoptionusa historyneo-colonialismchild welfareforced assimilationcultural genocide

Audience Score

60%

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Crew

Adam Mazo

Director, Producer

Ben Pender-Cudlip

Director

N. Bruce Duthu

Producer

Heather Rae

Heather Rae

Executive Producer

Beth Murphy

Executive Producer

Shirley K. Sneve

Executive Producer

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