Birth of a Family
2017
1 h 19 min
Coming soon
In this deeply moving feature-length documentary, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time. Removed from their young Dene mother during the infamous Sixties Scoop, they were separated as infants and adopted into families across North America. Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were only four of the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian children taken from their families between 1955 and 1985, to be either adopted into white families or live in foster care. As the four siblings piece together their shared history, their connection deepens, and their family begins to take shape.
Details
In this deeply moving feature-length documentary, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time. Removed from their young Dene mother during the infamous Sixties Scoop, they were separated as infants and adopted into families across North America.
Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were only four of the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian children taken from their families between 1955 and 1985, to be either adopted into white families or live in foster care. As the four siblings piece together their shared history, their connection deepens, and their family begins to take shape.-
writerTasha HubbardBetty Ann Adam
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directorTasha Hubbard
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producerBonnie Thompson
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executive producerDavid Christensen
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editorHans Olson
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consulting editorScott Parker
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director of photographyAllan Leader
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cinematographerThomas DudleyJim Moule
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production managerDarin Wilson
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location soundPer AsplundBrad Martin
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sound designPerry Blackman
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mixerSerge Boivin
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colouristSerge Verreault
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titlesJacques Bertrand Simard
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data managementOliver Lessard
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transcriptionPatricia Garry
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associate producerBetty Ann Adam
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production coordinatorJasmine PullukattGinette D'SilvaFaye Yoneda
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production supervisorMark PowerEsther Viragh
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marketing managerLeslie Stafford
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program administratorBree BeachGinette D'Silva
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centre operations managerDarin Clausen
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executive directorMichelle van Beusekom
Education
Ages 15 to 18
Mini-Lesson - Birth of a Family
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges
History - Canada 1946-1991
History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Useful for essays, debates and discussions about Indigenous history in Canada. Explain what the Sixties Scoop was and how it fits into the history of the Canadian government’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. Research what restitutions have been made by the Canadian government regarding the Sixties Scoop; are these restitutions adequate and, if not, what else should be done? Is this family’s experience similar or different from that of non-Indigenous children placed in foster care? Why?
