An eloquent indictment of the devastating long-term effects of the massacre, dislocation and forced assimilation of Native Americans, it is also a heartfelt paean to the importance of family and of ancestors' stories in recovering a sense of belonging and identity.
The program's mantra: 'Kill the Indian, Save the Man.' The prisoners' hair is cut, their clothes replaced with military uniforms, and they are trained as soldiers, 'dressed as the very kind o
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