Pour Toi Flora = Dear Flora Back to the Earth
The moment of truth has now come for Mrs. Turcotte. Rémi accepts the impacts of his actions and the reality that only time can heal the scars left by his past.
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
- Back to the Earth
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 30 November 2023
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 6
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
- The moment of truth has now come for Mrs. Turcotte. Rémi accepts the impacts of his actions and the reality that only time can heal the scars left by his past.
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