"The news of the grim discovery in Kamloops hit close to home for me. All my adult life, I’d heard rumors that my father was born at or near one of those #residentialSchools and that he’d been found, just minutes after his birth, abandoned in a dumpster. Those few details were all he or I knew."

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Opinion | My film ‘Sugarcane’ Is Up for an Oscar. Here’s What I Hope Happens Next.

“Sugarcane” is a documentary about abuse at Native residential schools. It’s just one of many stories that demand to be told.

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Sugarcane | LANDBACK FOR THE PEOPLE S2 Ep. 5

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