Little Bird

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Bezhig Little Bird was adopted into a Jewish family at the age of five, being stripped of her identity and becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and to fill in the missing pieces. Her quest lands her in the Canadian prairies where she discovers that she was one of the generation of children forcibly apprehended by the Canadian government through a policy, later coined the 60s Scoop.

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6 Episodes

Love is all Around
E1
Love is all AroundIn 1968, Bezhig Little Bird and her siblings are removed from their home on the Long Pine Reserve and adopted into white families. Now in her 20s, Bezhig lives in Montreal as a Jewish woman named Esther Rosenblum, who seeks to uncover the truth of her past.
So Put Together
E2
So Put TogetherEsther finds her adoption papers, and a newspaper clipping that evoke fuzzy memories of her young life on the Long Pine Reserve. Determined to learn more, she uproots her life and sacrifices everything in search of her family and identity.
The Land that Takes You
E3
The Land that Takes YouPatti Little Bird is desperate to get her kids back, but she doesn’t know where they have been taken. Eighteen years later, Bezhig/Esther, who has made her way back to the prairies, is desperate to find her family, but both women are lost.
Burning Down the House
E4
Burning Down the HouseEsther finds members of her family who help her put together the pieces of the past. She returns home to Montreal to confront Golda, her adoptive mother about the revelations she’s uncovered that shine a new light on their life and change the way they can look at the past.
I Want My Mom
E5
I Want My MomWhen tragedy strikes, Esther realizes that she needs her adoptive mother, Golda, more than anything.
Bineshe Kwe
E6
Bineshe KweBird family comes together to mourn death and celebrate life. Esther and Golda are both changed from this journey of self discovery and has strengthened their bond as mother and Daughter which instilled a new sense of identity in Esther.