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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1990-06-06
- video_camera_front Companies Atlantis Films, CBC, Amazing Spirit Productions Ltd.
- timer Runtime: 96 Mins
- star Rating: 6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 4 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0103244
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Michelle St. John
Komi / Amelia
Kim Bruisedhead Fox
Anataki
Marianne Jones
Komi's Mother
Gus Chief Moon
Ka - moos - ee
Clayton Julian
Pita / Abraham
Margaret Cozry
Grandmother
Marge Fox
Anataki's Mother
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Kathleen
Sean Mulcahy
Priest
Sam Malkin
Mr. Crawford
Doris Petrie
Miss Weir
Chapelle Jaffe
Miss Appleby
Tina Louise Bomberry
Asst. Supervisor #2
Barbara Wheeldon
Matron
John Friesen
Mr. Babcock
Heather Hess
Rachel
Cynthia Debassige
Esther
Franklin Doss
George
Darlene Shilling
Rose
Margaret Martina
Sarah
Sarah Williams
Ruth
Patricia Collins
Mrs. Barrington
Graham Greene
Komi's Father
Rudy Medicine Crane
Rachel's Mother
David Hemblen
Reverend Buckley
Ron White
Taggart
groups Crew
Bruce Pittman
Director
Keith Ross Leckie
Writer
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Music
Heather Haldane
Producer
Eric Jordan
Producer
Scott Shepherd
Producer
Paul Stephens
Executive Producer
Mary Young Leckie
Producer
Arlene Berman
Casting
Valanne Ridgeway
Production Design
Tim Bider
Art Direction
Jane Manchee
Set Decoration
Sylvie Krasker
Costume Design
Nicole Demers
Makeup Artist
Perry Kutsch
Hairstylist
Nancy Harvey
Production Manager
Rene Ohashi
Director of Photography
Michael Todd
Editor
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