The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Adam MazoDirector
- Ben Pender-CudlipDirector
Themes
indigenousadoptionnative americanmaineinterracial adoptionusa historyneo-colonialismchild welfareforced assimilationcultural genocide