Orange Shirt Day Film: We Were Children

Program Type:

Learning at the Library, Languages

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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About This Program

In honor of Orange Shirt Day, we are sharing a link to the film We Were Children.

Warning: this film contains disturbing content and is recommended for audiences 16 years of age and older. Parental discretion, and/or watching this film within a group setting, is strongly advised. If you need counselling support, please contact Health Canada.

“In this feature film, the profound impact of the Canadian government’s residential school system is conveyed through the eyes of two children who were forced to face hardships beyond their years. As young children, Lyna and Glen were taken from their homes and placed in church-run boarding schools, where they suffered years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, the effects of which persist in their adult lives. We Were Children gives voice to a national tragedy and demonstrates the incredible resilience of the human spirit

Register at gppl.ca or 780-357-7455 to receive a link to the film. Registrants will receive the link on September 30.