Synopsis:
In 1937, a young First Nations (Canadian native) girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. She is taken to a boarding school where she is forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment. Only one sympathetic white teacher who is more and more repelled by this bigotry offers her any help from among the staff. That, with her force of will, Ashtecome (forced to take the name Amelia) is determined to hold on to her identity and that of her siblings, who were also abducted.
Directed by: | Bruce Pittman |
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Written by: | Keith Ross Leckie |
Release date: | 1990-06-06 |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Tagline: | A moving tribute to a young girl's courage and indomitable spirit... |
Cast:
Michelle St. John
Komi / Amelia
Komi / Amelia
Kim Bruisedhead Fox
Anataki
Anataki
Marianne Jones
Komi's Mother
Komi's Mother
Gus Chief Moon
Ka - moos - ee
Ka - moos - ee
Clayton Julian
Pita / Abraham
Pita / Abraham
Margaret Cozry
Grandmother
Grandmother
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Also known as:
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