Home From School: The Children of Carlisle (2021)

Original title

Home from School: The Children of Carlisle

Directed by

Geoff O'Gara

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States of America

Runtime

1h

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of Northern Arapaho tribal members as they work to bring home the remains of Arapaho children who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. The film shows their efforts to locate the burial sites and navigate the process of repatriation.

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What happens

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle is a 2021 documentary film. The film tells the story of a group of Northern Arapaho who seek to recover the remains of Arapaho children buried in the 1880s on the grounds of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The film aired on Independent Lens on PBS on November 23, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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