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I was taken from my home and raised as a “nice Jewish girl,” but I’m Indigenous

CBC Docs · Canada · Documentary · 13 min · 1.4M views

Taken from her Manitoba home as a child and adopted into a Jewish family in Montreal, Nakuset recounts her struggle to reclaim her Indigenous identity.

An intimate, kinetically edited portrait of a Sixties Scoop survivor finding her way home to herself.

As a small child, Nakuset was taken from her home in Thompson, Manitoba and adopted into a Jewish family in Montreal. The story of how she reclaimed her Indigenous identity, with help from her Bubby. #CBCShortDocs #Becom

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