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Forgotten warriors (Motion picture : 1997)

Although they could not be conscripted, when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Aboriginal men and women enlisted and fought alongside their non-Native countrymen. While they fought for freedom for others, ironically the Aboriginal soldiers were not allowed equality in their own country. As a reward for fighting, the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act allowed returning soldiers to buy land at a cheap price. However, many of the Aboriginal soldiers were never offered nor told about the land entitlement. Some returned home to find the government had seized parts of their own reserve land to compensate non-Native war veterans. Whole First Nations communities still mourn the loss of the thousands of acres of prime land they were forced to surrender. With narrator Gordon Tootoosis providing an historical overview, Aboriginal veterans poignantly share their unforgettable war memories and their healing process. We join them as they travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind, but not forgotten, in foreign grave sites.

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  • "Story of Canada's Aboriginal war veterans"@en

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  • "During World War II, thousands of First Nations men and women enlisted and fought alongside their non-native countrymen. Narrator Gordon Tootoosis provides an historical overview of this period of Canadian history."
  • "Recreates the stories of many of the aboriginal men and women who served, mostly in the Canadian Army, during World War II. Individual veterans tell their stories, and those of their friends who died overseas. After World War II, many returned to find they had lost their band status, or that some or all of their reserves had been taken by the government to resettle non-native veterans. Tells the story of their long healing process, and the respect they have among their peoples."
  • "They weren't allowed to own land or vote, yet in almost every Canadian army unit Aboriginal soldiers fought alongside their non-Native countrymen. Forgotten Warriors brings to life the important contributions of Canada's Native veterans and the effects that service had on their lives and the lives of their communities. Archival materials and dramatic re-creations are woven together with poignant interviews, as surviving Aboriginal veterans share their unforgettable memories of war and recount their determined struggle for equality when they returned."
  • "Although they could not be conscripted, when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Aboriginal men and women enlisted and fought alongside their non-Native countrymen. While they fought for freedom for others, ironically the Aboriginal soldiers were not allowed equality in their own country. As a reward for fighting, the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act allowed returning soldiers to buy land at a cheap price. However, many of the Aboriginal soldiers were never offered nor told about the land entitlement. Some returned home to find the government had seized parts of their own reserve land to compensate non-Native war veterans. Whole First Nations communities still mourn the loss of the thousands of acres of prime land they were forced to surrender. With narrator Gordon Tootoosis providing an historical overview, Aboriginal veterans poignantly share their unforgettable war memories and their healing process. We join them as they travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind, but not forgotten, in foreign grave sites."@en
  • "Although they could not be conscripted, when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Aboriginal men and women enlisted and fought alongside their non-Native countrymen. While they fought for freedom for others, ironically the Aboriginal soldiers were not allowed equality in their own country. As a reward for fighting, the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act allowed returning soldiers to buy land at a cheap price. However, many of the Aboriginal soldiers were never offered nor told about the land entitlement. Some returned home to find the government had seized parts of their own reserve land to compensate non-Native war veterans. Whole First Nations communities still mourn the loss of the thousands of acres of prime land they were forced to surrender. With narrator Gordon Tootoosis providing an historical overview, Aboriginal veterans poignantly share their unforgettable war memories and their healing process. We join them as they travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind, but not forgotten, in foreign grave sites."
  • "During World War II, thousands of First Nations men and women enlisted and fought elongside their non-native countrymen. Narrator Gordon Tootoosis provides an historical overview of this period of Canadian history."@en
  • "Follows the participation of Canadian aboriginal men and women in World War II and how through the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act they lost thousands of acres of land upon their return to Canada. Veterans share their war memories and healing processes. They travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind in foreign grave sites."@en
  • "During World War II, thousands of First Nations men and women enlisted and fought alongside their non-Native countrymen. As a reward for fighting, the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act allowed returning soldiers to buy land at a cheap rate. However, many of the aboriginal soldiers were not told about the land entitlement. Some even returned home to find the government had seized part of their own reserve land to compensate non-Native war veterans. Whole First Nations communities still mourn the loss of thousands of acres of prime land they were forced to surrender. Narrator George Tootoosis provides an historical overview, while aboriginal veterans recount their memories of this period in Canadian history."@en
  • "Documents the story of the thousands of Canadian aboriginal men and women who enlisted and fought alongside their non-Native countrymen in World War II, and their post-war loss of reserve land to non-Native war veterans. Aboriginal veterans also share their wartime memories and healing processes."
  • "Although they could not be conscripted, when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Aboriginal men and women enlisted and fought alongside their non-Native countrymen."@en

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  • "Forgotten warriors (Motion picture : 1997)"@en
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