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Little Bird

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1968: On a summer day on the Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan, Bezhig Little Bird, her sister and brother are ripped away from their mother by police and child welfare agents to be put up for adoption. Now, 18 years later, Bezhig, who was renamed Esther Rosenblum by her adoptive family, is living as a Jewish woman in Montreal who doesn’t quite feel a sense of belonging in her comfortable life.

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The Little Bird family comes together to mourn death and celebrate life.
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When tragedy strikes, Esther realizes that she needs her mother, Golda, more than anyone.
Burning Down The House
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Esther returns to Montreal to confront her adoptive mother about her new revelations.
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Patti Little Bird and Behzig/Esther are desperate to find their families, decades apart.
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Determined to learn more about her pre-adoption life, Esther uproots her life.
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