We Were Children

Why Watch

• See how children coped with strict rules in residential schools.
• Find out what happened during the first night at the school.
• Meet Sister Mary, who enforced discipline among the children.
• Hear the government's apology for its past actions.

Did You Know

• The narrator recalls being taken to a dormitory with eight rows of beds.
• Sister Mary monitored the children through a window to enforce rules.
• The government of Canada issued an apology for separating children from their families.
• The narrator experienced fear during their first shower with a stranger.

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