In 1937, a First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped with other children as part of a Canadian policy to assimilate them into white society. At a boarding school, she faces brutal treatment while forced to adopt Western ways, but finds support from one sympathetic teacher.
- Directors
- Bruce Pittman
- Cast
- Michelle St. John, Kim Bruisedhead Fox, Marianne Jones, Gus Chief Moon, Clayton Julian, Margaret Cozry, Marge Fox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Sean Mulcahy, Sam Malkin, Doris Petrie, Chapelle Jaffe, Tina Louise Bomberry, Barbara Wheeldon, John Friesen, Heather Hess, Cynthia Debassige, Franklin Doss, Darlene Shilling, Margaret Martina
- Country
- Canada
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 1990-06-06
- Studios
- Atlantis Films, CBC, Amazing Spirit Productions Ltd.
Set in 1937, the film follows Ashtecome, a young First Nations girl who is taken from her village along with several other children under a deliberate Canadian policy aimed at erasing their culture and assimilating them into white Canadian/British society. At the boarding school, she is forced to learn English and adopt Western Euro-centric ways, often under brutal conditions, yet she receives support from a sympathetic white teacher.
No information available
No information available
