Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary Birth of a Family, director Tasha Hubbard’s Meadowlarks tells the story of four Cree siblings, separated since childhood and now in their fifties, who agree to meet for the first time over a weekend in Banff. Kicking off with awkward small talk, gifts, and forced bonding events, the one brother and three sisters do their best to get to know one another after decades apart. Their forced separation at birth was part of the Sixties Scoop, the term given for the then-common practice of removing Indigenous children from their families, often without consent, and placing them with the child welfare system. An emotional journey handled with care, respect and beauty, this film is a heartfelt look at one of the greatest injustices in Canadian history.
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