“This topic, such a massive part of our history, still feels hidden,” said Eva Greyeyes ’24. These scenes are gut-wrenching to watch, but they are an inescapable part of the legacy of residential schools. Many children are driven to suicide by the violence inflicted upon them by the Catholic fathers and nuns who administer the school. There, he bears witness to the abuse, assault and dehumanization inflicted upon First Nations children in the name of “assimilation” and religious conversion. Jerome’s Indian Residential School in Ontario. Though Saul vows never to be caught, he is eventually seized by local authorities and sent to St. In 1959, Saul and his family flee the residential school system that traumatized his parents and sickened his brother. “Indian Horse” is about bringing the hidden, horrific history of Canadian residential schools to light and illuminating an untold story of Indigenous suffering and survival.īased on the 2012 novel of the same name by Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese, “Indian Horse” follows Saul, a First Nations Canadian, from 1950 to the late 1980s. Netflix’s less-than-honest marketing is ironic, given that the internationally recognized film is actually about righting an obfuscation of the truth. Ice hockey does play a pivotal role in the journey of Saul Indian Horse, but this is no stereotypical against-all-odds sports success story. Similarly erroneous is Netflix’s marketing of the film as a sports movie. On Netflix (where it’s currently streaming), “Indian Horse” is described as “heartfelt,” “forceful” and “feel-good.” Only the first two adjectives are accurate.
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of abuse, sexual assault, suicide and self-harm.
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