Every Canadian should watch this limited series as part of experiencing some truth and reconciliation about Indigenous experiences. The story focus moves through the same family but with a peak into each different family member's experiences and points of views.
In episode 1, we follow a young girl named Aline. She is the central story figure and is removed by the church from her home and put into a Residential School. It then follows her relationship with Adam, their WW2 experience in Britain and then continues into their own family experiences.
I strongly encourage people to have the strength to watch this series all of the way through to hopefully learn about some of the miscarriages of justice and utterly horrible treatment that our indigenous citizens had to endure.
Warning: There are parts of this series dealing with the abuse and atrocities inflicted by the churches, especially the Catholic Church. Some people may not like this. They probably want to believe that events like this never happened. But please don't lower your perceived 'enjoyment' of this kind of media just because these facts might contradict your own positive experiences with the church. Crime should be punished, not just be absolved with repentance. IMO, this series highlights the view that serious Catholic issues-management reforms are needed... not just to payoff families, and then hide or relocate the offenders to another congregation.
Please watch this, and then recommend it to everyone you know.
In episode 1, we follow a young girl named Aline. She is the central story figure and is removed by the church from her home and put into a Residential School. It then follows her relationship with Adam, their WW2 experience in Britain and then continues into their own family experiences.
I strongly encourage people to have the strength to watch this series all of the way through to hopefully learn about some of the miscarriages of justice and utterly horrible treatment that our indigenous citizens had to endure.
Warning: There are parts of this series dealing with the abuse and atrocities inflicted by the churches, especially the Catholic Church. Some people may not like this. They probably want to believe that events like this never happened. But please don't lower your perceived 'enjoyment' of this kind of media just because these facts might contradict your own positive experiences with the church. Crime should be punished, not just be absolved with repentance. IMO, this series highlights the view that serious Catholic issues-management reforms are needed... not just to payoff families, and then hide or relocate the offenders to another congregation.
Please watch this, and then recommend it to everyone you know.