Daughter of a Lost Bird

Name: Daughter of a Lost Bird
Director: Brooke Swaney
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-03-25
Cast: Kendra Mylnechuk

2021 · 67 min · Documentary

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.

Directed by Brooke Swaney · Written by Brooke Swaney

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