CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 19m

Birth of a Family

The story of a family (re)union.

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Over several decades, at least 20,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their homes in Canada and adopted out to non-Indigenous families. Now, four siblings come together for the first time to build the family ties they were once denied.

Directed byTasha Hubbard

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
EN
Released
May 2, 2017
Studios
ONF | NFB

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Betty Ann Adam

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Directed by
Tasha Hubbard
Tasha Hubbard
Written by
Tasha Hubbard
Tasha Hubbard
Betty Ann Adam
Produced by
Bonnie Thompson

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