NatGeo Films' 'Sugarcane' investigates the harrowing history of an Indian residential school, uncovering forced separation, deaths, assimilation, and abuse of Indigenous children inflicted by the church and the government. Director Julian Brave NoiseCat, himself impacted by these events, shares the story alongside directors Emily Kassie and actor Jesse Eisenberg in this insightful look at generational trauma.
from NatGeo Films is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, horrifying deaths that were discovered there, assimilation and abuse of indigenous children involving the hands of the church and the government. It comes from directors Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat, the latter also a subject of the film who discovered his own family history was directly impacted in these events uncovered not long ago in 2021.
“So like in my like family history, and it’s not as recent and not as directly tragic to me, so forgive me for associating myself with your trauma, Julian, but there’s a trickling down of something not good. And it’s not our fault, the way it’s not your fault, but you’re the recipients of this pain. And that kind of generational perpetuation of this kind of suffering rings so heartbreakingly true in yours.
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