In ‘Sugarcane’, “The Ghosts Come Home To Tell The Story” Of Indigenous Kids Abused At Indian Residential School – Contenders Film: The Nominees

The systematic abuse of Indigenous children at Indian Residential Schools barely received attention in North America despite going on for generations. That has finally changed in the past year in large part through the profound impact of Sugarcane, the Oscar-nominated documentary directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie. “These were institutions that were actually