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America ReFramed

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Trailer

A Native adoptee’s journey to reconnect with her birth mother and her Lummi heritage.

Aired 05/05/2022 | Rating TV-PG

America ReFramed

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Trailer

Preview: Season 10 Episode 4 | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

A Native adoptee’s journey to reconnect with her birth mother and her Lummi heritage.

Kendra, a Native adoptee, grew up assimilated in a loving, white family with little connection to her heritage. Now, as an adult with a family of her own, Kendra embarks on a seven year journey to find her biological mother, April, and return to her Lummi homeland. Together, Kendra and April, also a Native adoptee, navigate what it means to be Native and to belong to a tribe from the outside.

Aired 05/05/2022 | Rating TV-PG

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Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Dear Birth Mother

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Clip: S10 Ep4 | 1m 9s | For Kendra, finding her birth mother opens the door for both Native adoptee women. (1m 9s)

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Indigenous Adoption

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Clip: S10 Ep4 | 3m 20s | The history of the Indian Adoption Project, and the trauma it created for Native families. (3m 20s)

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Indigenous and White

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Preview: S10 Ep4 | 1m 59s | One family's unique experience as a Native adoptee with white adoptive parents. (1m 59s)

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Kill the Indian, Save the (Wo)Man

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Clip: S10 Ep4 | 1m 16s | As Kendra explores her identity, she realizes she is a "perfect example of assimilation." (1m 16s)

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Native Identity

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Preview: S10 Ep4 | 2m 7s | When Kendra begins to unpack her Native identity, she struggles with herself and history. (2m 7s)

Daughter of a Lost Bird | Preview

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Preview: S10 Ep4 | 30s | A Native adoptee’s journey to reconnect with her birth mother and her Lummi heritage. (30s)

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Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

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