Pour Toi Flora = Dear Flora The Day Everything Changed
Two Anishnaabe children, Kiwedin and Wabikoni, are taken from their families by Oblates and forcibly sent to a residential school to eradicate their Indigenous culture and identity.
Inspired by true events. The moving story of an Algonquin brother and sister, who, in the 1960s, were taken away from their parents and sent to an Indian residential school. Years later both siblings are still trying to make peace with their painful past.
Primary Title
- Pour Toi Flora = Dear Flora
Episode Title
- The Day Everything Changed
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 26 October 2023
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- Inspired by true events. The moving story of an Algonquin brother and sister, who, in the 1960s, were taken away from their parents and sent to an Indian residential school. Years later both siblings are still trying to make peace with their painful past.
Episode Description
- Two Anishnaabe children, Kiwedin and Wabikoni, are taken from their families by Oblates and forcibly sent to a residential school to eradicate their Indigenous culture and identity.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- French
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Off-reservation boarding schools--Canada
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Social conditions
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Government relations
- Native peoples--Education--Canada
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Residential schools
- Television programs--Canada
Genres
- Drama
- History
Contributors
- Sonia Bonspille Boileau (Director)
- Sonia Bonspille Boileau (Writer)
- Dominique Pétin (Actor)
- Marco Collin (Actor)
- Sara Rankin Kistabish (Actor)
- Russell Flamand (Actor)
- Virginie Fortin (Actor)
- Samian (Actor)
- Marc Simpson-Threlford (Director of Photography)
- Dominique Desrochers (Art Director)
- Jason Brennan (Producer)
- Véronique Charbonneau (Executive Producer)
- Isabelle Malenfant (Editor)
- Nish Media (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Off-reservation boarding schools--Canada
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Social conditions
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Government relations
- Native peoples--Education--Canada
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--Residential schools
- Television programs--Canada