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Trailer | Dawnland

Preview: Season 20 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Dawnland offers a painful reminder of the traumatic legacy of forced child removal.

Dawnland is the untold story of Indigenous child removal through the government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission investigating the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people. Dawnland offers a painful reminder that the traumatic legacy of forced child removal goes far back, but also shows getting to the heart of the truth can offer a flicker of hope.

11/05/2018

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Trailer | Dawnland

Preview: Season 20 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Dawnland is the untold story of Indigenous child removal through the government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission investigating the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people. Dawnland offers a painful reminder that the traumatic legacy of forced child removal goes far back, but also shows getting to the heart of the truth can offer a flicker of hope.

11/05/2018

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