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Little Bird

In 1968, five-year-old Bezhig Little Bird was forcibly removed from Long Pine Reserve and adopted into a Jewish family in Montreal, and renamed Esther Rosenblum. Eighteen years later, she embarks on a journey to unravel her history. Through this epic journey of connection and self-discovery, Bezhig Little Bird begins to find her lost family and put the pieces of her fragmented past back together.

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  • The Little Bird family comes together to mourn death and celebrate life.
    45:30
  • When tragedy strikes, Esther realizes that she needs her mother, Golda, more than anyone.
    47:21
  • Esther returns to Montreal to confront her adoptive mother about her new revelations.
    50:20
  • Patti Little Bird and Behzig/Esther are desperate to find their families, decades apart.
    43:31
  • Determined to learn more about her pre-adoption life, Esther uproots her life.
    50:36
  • In 1968 Bezhig Little Bird was taken from her family. Now she questions her adoptive life.
    44:07