Killing the Indian in the Child
Killing the Indian in the Child

Killing the Indian in the Child

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2021•73 min•DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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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.
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