Storyline
In 1937, a young First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. Taken to a boarding school where she's forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment, she has the support of one sympathetic white teacher.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Michelle St. John
Komi / Amelia
Kim Bruisedhead Fox
Anataki
Marianne Jones
Komi's Mother
Gus Chief Moon
Ka - moos - ee
Clayton Julian
Pita / Abraham
Margaret Cozry
Grandmother
Marge Fox
Anataki's Mother
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Kathleen
Sean Mulcahy
Priest
Sam Malkin
Mr. Crawford
Doris Petrie
Miss Weir
Chapelle Jaffe
Miss Appleby
Frequently Asked Questions
Where the Spirit Lives was released on June 6, 1990.
The runtime of Where the Spirit Lives is 1h 36m.
Where the Spirit Lives is a Drama movie.
Where the Spirit Lives has a rating of 6.2 out of 10 on TMDB.
Where the Spirit Lives is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Where the Spirit Lives was directed by Bruce Pittman.
The main cast of Where the Spirit Lives includes Michelle St. John, Kim Bruisedhead Fox, Marianne Jones.
Where the Spirit Lives is originally in English.