America ReFramed

Daughter of a Lost Bird

Season 10 Episode 4 | 1h 6m 20s | WETA Passport

Kendra, a Native adoptee, grew up assimilated in a loving, white family with little connection to her heritage. Now, as an adult with a family of her own, Kendra embarks on a seven year journey to find her biological mother, April, and return to her Lummi homeland. Together, Kendra and April, also a Native adoptee, navigate what it means to be Native and to belong to a tribe from the outside.

Aired: 05/05/22 | Expires: 05/04/23 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations, Acton Family Giving, Park Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Reva & David Logan Foundation.

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Extras From This Episode

• Daughter of a Lost Bird | Dear Birth Mother

  Clip: S10 Ep4 | 1m 9s

• Daughter of a Lost Bird | Indigenous Adoption

  Clip: S10 Ep4 | 3m 20s

• Daughter of a Lost Bird | Indigenous and White

  Preview: S10 Ep4 | 1m 59s

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