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Little Bird

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2023
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
1.4K
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Darla Contois in Little Bird (2023)
Follow six parts about Sixties Scoop and a woman who is finding her family.
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This six episode series chronicles the cruel treatment of indigenous children.This six episode series chronicles the cruel treatment of indigenous children.This six episode series chronicles the cruel treatment of indigenous children.

  • Creators
    • Catherine Bainbridge
    • Hannah Moscovitch
    • Jennifer Podemski
  • Stars
    • Darla Contois
    • Ellyn Jade
    • Alanna Bale
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Catherine Bainbridge
      • Hannah Moscovitch
      • Jennifer Podemski
    • Stars
      • Darla Contois
      • Ellyn Jade
      • Alanna Bale
    • 25User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 17 nominations total

    Episodes6

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    TopTop-rated1 season2023

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    Darla Contois
    Darla Contois
    • Bezhig Little Bird…
    • 2023
    Ellyn Jade
    Ellyn Jade
    • Patti Little Bird
    • 2023
    Alanna Bale
    Alanna Bale
    • Adele Halpern
    • 2023
    Osawa Muskwa
    • Morris Little Bird
    • 2023
    Janet Kidder
    Janet Kidder
    • Jeannie
    • 2023
    Keris Hope Hill
    Keris Hope Hill
    • Young Bezhig
    • 2023
    Gideon Starr
    • Young Niizh
    • 2023
    Darren Ross
    Darren Ross
    • Police Officer
    • 2023
    Eric Schweig
    Eric Schweig
    • Asin
    • 2023
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Golda Rosenblum
    • 2023
    Kristian Jordan
    Kristian Jordan
    • Police Constable
    • 2023
    Michelle Thrush
    Michelle Thrush
    • Brigit
    • 2023
    Tayton Mianskum
    Tayton Mianskum
    • Young Leo
    • 2023
    Charlotte Cutler
    • Young Dora
    • 2023
    Braeden Clarke
    Braeden Clarke
    • Leo
    • 2023
    Rowen Kahn
    Rowen Kahn
    • David
    • 2023
    Ivana Yellowback
    • Yvonne
    • 2023
    Áila-Sofia Tailfeathers
    • Maggie
    • 2023
    • Creators
      • Catherine Bainbridge
      • Hannah Moscovitch
      • Jennifer Podemski
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    User reviews25

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    10lbugladybugladybug

    Emotional Journey

    This is a story that should be shown in High School. These poor communities having families ripped apart and their children kidnapped. I can't believe it took so long to be addressed by USA and Canada.

    I'm a Canadian who was adopted through proper channels in the fifties as a baby. The First Nations children were forced to speak English and had to adapt to Christen ways. Even I know a lot of the story I still had many tissue moments and felt sick.

    This was a fabulous series and I think it should be up for awards. The scenery, music and story were top notch . The clothing were on point for the time.
    10heidikellis

    Important series for all Canadians

    Heartbreaking series that was incredibly well done. There were many parts that were tough to watch but as a white member of a family who was given one of the sixty scoop children, it was important for me to not look away. I never got to meet my uncle as he followed a similar path to a main character in this story. This is a story that is still relevant today as there are more children being removed from their families than ever before. All Canadians should take this time to confront this dark side of Canadian history. I hope that this series touches the hearts of everyone who watches it as it did mind.
    9foulke99

    an extraordinary story & a terrific production

    An extraordinary story & a terrific production. I gave it a "9" - which for me is rather unusual. I just finished watching the final episode, and rarely have i felt so disappointed to see a series end as i feel now.

    Highly highly recommended. The one factor which diminishes my review is the note that i must type two hundred and sixty some more characters for this review. Are they lying ... (i hope ..)

    nope. Looks like they want me to ramble on . . . Well it takes place in montreal and in regina and thereabouts, and presents a rather dim view of canadian child protective services vis-a-vis the native population ...
    9billsoccer

    Moving without being preachy, for Americans as well as Canadians

    I don't think I rated any of the episodes above 8, but the whole package deserves an almost perfect score of 9 for me. Shows the pain we inflicted upon the native residents of 'our' countries*, without shoving inherited guilt in our faces. Made by and with natives who experienced the events depicted.

    * (I say 'we/our' as many of the comments feel this is just about Canada - when we Americans did worse in almost every respect). As an evangelical Christian, I understand and support missionary activity. However, this could have (and nowadays is) done without force. Natives have much more respect for the Earth and we could certainly learn from that, among other things.
    9richard-is-still-alive

    After just one episode.. Much, much more than a TV series.

    It was certainly very, very emotional. Beautifully presented by the first-nation actors, who themselves must have been deeply moved by the storyline.

    I was teary-eyed. I was seething and railing against the evil system and the police as they were portrayed. How could this have happened and possibly still is happening?

    The series needs to be shown in every school to demonstrate the plight of less fortunate people (in many countries, I'm sure) and the wickedness of people who are supposed to care for and protect society. I'm sure that I will be moved by each heart-tugging scene in each episode.

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      Sixties Scoop - a notorious period in Canadian history in which Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their homes and sent to live with white families.

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Little Bird, los niños robados
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada(location)
    • Production companies
      • Original Pictures
      • Rezolution Pictures
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