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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240926T190000
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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/birth-of-a-family-9/
SUMMARY:Birth of a Family
DESCRIPTION:In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation\, St
 urgeon County in association with Alexander First Nation\, presents a free
  screening of Tasha Hubbard's award-winning documentary on a family reconn
 ecting after decades apart\, a result of the Sixties Scoop.\n\nBirth of a 
 Family - directed by Tasha Hubbard (2017 | 79 min)\n\nThree sisters and a
  brother\, adopted as infants into separate families across North America\
 , meet together for the first time in this deeply moving documentary.\n\nR
 emoved from their young Dene mother’s care as part of Canada’s infamou
 s Sixties Scoop\, Betty Ann\, Esther\, Rosalie and Ben were four of the 20
 \,000 Indigenous children taken from their families between 1955 and 1985\
 , to be either adopted into white families or to live in foster care. Now 
 all in middle age\, each has grown up in different circumstances\, with di
 fferent family cultures\, different values and no shared memories. Birth 
 of a Family follows them through the challenges\, trepidations and joys o
 f their first steps towards forming their family.\n\nMeeting all together 
 for the first time\, they spend a week in Banff\, Alberta\, sharing what t
 hey know about their mother and stories about their lives and the struggle
 s they went through as foster kids and adoptees. As the four siblings piec
 e together their shared history\, their connection deepens\, bringing laug
 hter with it\, and their family begins to take shape.\n\n“We grew up in 
 white homes\, speaking only English and with no connection to our people o
 r our culture. Though we were loved\, we were outsiders in families that h
 ad grandparents\, aunts\, uncles and cousins that were not ours.” -Betty
  Ann Adam\n\nSee the trailer: https://vimeo.com/206479691\n\n---\n\nAll ar
 e welcome and no pre-registration is required. For more information contac
 t Sturgeon County at 780-939-4321 or hello@sturgeoncounty.ca
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CATEGORIES:Free Event,Screenings
LOCATION:Morinville Community Cultural Centre\, 9502 100 Ave.\, Morinville\
 , AB\, T8R 1P6\, Canada
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