In the Beginning was Water and Sky (2017)
A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever. native american, social justice, residential school, frozen body, indigenous peoples, colonization, resilience, cultural identity, native american culture, decolonization, indian historical setting, transgenerational trauma, loss of language, indian residential school system