Daughter of a Lost Bird

Daughter of a Lost Bird

Daughter of a Lost Bird

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Daughter of a Lost Bird

2021

1h 7m

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Overview

What does blood have to do with identity? Kendra Mylnechuk, an adult Native adoptee, born in 1980 at the cusp of the enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act, is on a journey to reconnect with her birth family and discover her Lummi heritage.

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