1 00:00:51,027 --> 00:00:52,820 They're out there somewhere 2 00:00:52,862 --> 00:00:54,931 wondering why I don't come get them. 3 00:00:55,031 --> 00:00:57,433 You're not going to find them. 4 00:00:59,635 --> 00:01:00,795 You're never finding them. 5 00:01:02,138 --> 00:01:04,207 This is. 6 00:01:06,175 --> 00:01:10,546 You need to get it together, take him back home. 7 00:01:10,646 --> 00:01:14,417 There's nothing for me there. There's nothing left. 8 00:06:52,154 --> 00:06:54,690 Are you lost? 9 00:06:54,790 --> 00:06:56,125 I am, yes. 10 00:06:56,225 --> 00:06:58,360 Where you're trying to go? 11 00:06:58,461 --> 00:07:00,729 Don't actually know. 12 00:07:00,830 --> 00:07:03,933 So what are you doing here then? 13 00:07:04,033 --> 00:07:07,136 I think I might be from here. 14 00:07:07,236 --> 00:07:10,806 I had siblings. We were adopted. 15 00:07:10,906 --> 00:07:13,809 My name is Bezhig. 16 00:07:15,377 --> 00:07:17,213 Bezhig? 17 00:07:17,313 --> 00:07:20,182 Ah, okay, I'll turn around. 18 00:07:20,282 --> 00:07:23,752 Follow me until you see the house with the school bus. 19 00:07:23,853 --> 00:07:25,721 It's just past there. 20 00:07:31,527 --> 00:07:33,462 Okay. 21 00:08:47,303 --> 00:08:49,905 Hi. Hi. 22 00:08:50,005 --> 00:08:51,373 Nice car. 23 00:08:51,473 --> 00:08:53,409 Thanks. 24 00:08:53,509 --> 00:08:56,745 Are your mom and dad here? 25 00:08:56,845 --> 00:08:58,414 Yeah. 26 00:09:00,149 --> 00:09:02,918 She's the best. 27 00:09:04,820 --> 00:09:07,790 Oh, I don't think you should be doing that. 28 00:09:11,694 --> 00:09:13,996 Can I help you? 29 00:09:23,572 --> 00:09:25,174 You lost? 30 00:09:25,274 --> 00:09:27,376 I'm not really sure. 31 00:09:27,476 --> 00:09:30,245 I think I have family here. 32 00:09:30,346 --> 00:09:32,406 Oh well, where you from? 33 00:09:32,448 --> 00:09:33,849 Montreal. 34 00:09:33,949 --> 00:09:35,909 I was told to come down this road. 35 00:09:36,585 --> 00:09:38,754 My name's Bezhig. 36 00:09:51,333 --> 00:09:53,068 You're... 37 00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:55,596 I... I'm... I'm Leo. 38 00:09:55,671 --> 00:09:58,151 I'm your, uh... I'm your... 39 00:09:58,607 --> 00:10:00,643 I'm your brother. 40 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,315 Really? 41 00:10:09,652 --> 00:10:12,254 Oh, my... 42 00:10:17,993 --> 00:10:20,295 You're all grown up. 43 00:10:22,264 --> 00:10:23,899 Yeah. 44 00:10:25,868 --> 00:10:28,604 Um, sorry, do you want to come inside? 45 00:10:28,704 --> 00:10:30,806 Yeah, let's go. 46 00:10:30,906 --> 00:10:33,642 Let's go inside. 47 00:10:39,314 --> 00:10:42,051 Should, should I be worried about that? 48 00:10:42,151 --> 00:10:43,243 No, no. They're fine. 49 00:10:43,285 --> 00:10:45,821 Hey, don't drive off now. 50 00:10:51,427 --> 00:10:55,230 You want a coffee or something to drink or... 51 00:10:55,330 --> 00:10:57,199 Sure. 52 00:12:01,263 --> 00:12:02,798 Me first! 53 00:12:02,898 --> 00:12:06,201 No shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes. 54 00:12:06,301 --> 00:12:08,228 Thank you. Thank you. 55 00:12:08,270 --> 00:12:10,706 Did you have fun? 56 00:12:13,142 --> 00:12:16,311 Hello. Let's play. 57 00:12:16,411 --> 00:12:17,771 Hello little girl. 58 00:12:17,813 --> 00:12:19,473 Look at my doll. 59 00:12:19,515 --> 00:12:22,050 Wow, she's beautiful. 60 00:12:22,151 --> 00:12:23,819 What's her name? 61 00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:25,387 Nikki, same as me. 62 00:12:25,487 --> 00:12:26,855 What's your name? 63 00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:28,924 My name is Bezhig. 64 00:12:30,893 --> 00:12:33,328 That means "one". 65 00:12:34,663 --> 00:12:36,656 This is your auntie. 66 00:12:36,698 --> 00:12:40,736 That's our auntie. Auntie look. 67 00:12:42,571 --> 00:12:44,773 Show your muscles. Show your muscles! 68 00:12:44,873 --> 00:12:46,775 Mommy's home. 69 00:12:46,875 --> 00:12:48,410 Wow. 70 00:12:52,214 --> 00:12:53,749 Who's this? 71 00:12:53,849 --> 00:12:55,083 This is... 72 00:12:55,184 --> 00:12:56,343 Mommy, that's our auntie. 73 00:12:56,385 --> 00:12:58,420 we have a new auntie. 74 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,189 This is Bezhig. 75 00:13:00,289 --> 00:13:01,690 What? 76 00:13:01,790 --> 00:13:04,092 Hi. 77 00:13:04,193 --> 00:13:06,495 Oh, my God. 78 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,843 Do you assume Bezhig now? 79 00:13:21,410 --> 00:13:25,180 I'm still figuring out if this is really happening. 80 00:13:26,381 --> 00:13:27,950 Oh, my gosh. 81 00:13:28,050 --> 00:13:30,185 Welcome home, Bezhig. 82 00:13:30,652 --> 00:13:33,989 Kids help me. 83 00:13:35,390 --> 00:13:37,125 Come help. 84 00:13:48,337 --> 00:13:51,273 Would you like to go outside? 85 00:14:16,598 --> 00:14:18,734 How long have you been here? 86 00:14:18,834 --> 00:14:20,035 Me? 87 00:14:20,135 --> 00:14:22,671 All my life. 88 00:14:22,771 --> 00:14:26,975 I... I grew up here. 89 00:14:27,075 --> 00:14:29,211 You weren't adopted? 90 00:14:29,311 --> 00:14:30,679 No. 91 00:14:32,981 --> 00:14:35,717 My grandfather, he, he raised me. 92 00:14:42,557 --> 00:14:44,593 Why? 93 00:14:46,128 --> 00:14:48,168 Why? Why what? 94 00:14:55,003 --> 00:14:57,606 What happened to our parents? 95 00:15:19,061 --> 00:15:22,731 And the shelter went down here. 96 00:15:22,831 --> 00:15:26,234 It... it fucked everything up. 97 00:15:50,692 --> 00:15:54,663 This was given to my parents when I was adopted. 98 00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:03,705 "Neglect". 99 00:16:03,805 --> 00:16:05,107 This is not true. 100 00:16:05,207 --> 00:16:07,000 This is this is lies. This is... 101 00:16:07,042 --> 00:16:08,735 No, it's from Child Protective Services. 102 00:16:08,777 --> 00:16:10,112 This is lies. 103 00:16:10,212 --> 00:16:12,647 This is what you fucking think? 104 00:16:12,748 --> 00:16:16,318 Look, I... I... 105 00:16:16,418 --> 00:16:19,421 We didn't live in fucking poverty. 106 00:16:20,622 --> 00:16:22,849 You weren't neglected. 107 00:16:22,891 --> 00:16:25,251 All right, they just took you. 108 00:16:25,627 --> 00:16:27,721 That's what they do, all right? 109 00:16:27,763 --> 00:16:29,756 They... they... they... They're fucking liars. 110 00:16:29,798 --> 00:16:31,600 Go, go read it. 111 00:16:34,736 --> 00:16:36,938 Hey. 112 00:17:01,696 --> 00:17:05,033 Can you tell me the truth of what happened? 113 00:17:06,568 --> 00:17:09,704 Your mom and dad loved you. 114 00:17:09,805 --> 00:17:11,506 And your dad? 115 00:17:15,610 --> 00:17:17,412 He died. 116 00:17:19,848 --> 00:17:23,785 And your mom tried to get you back. 117 00:17:23,885 --> 00:17:26,188 And when she couldn't, 118 00:17:26,288 --> 00:17:30,959 she went into Regina over and over again. 119 00:17:31,059 --> 00:17:34,663 And walked around the city looking for you. 120 00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:37,833 Then she fucked off and no one saw her since. 121 00:17:39,534 --> 00:17:43,071 Your mom loved you. 122 00:17:43,171 --> 00:17:45,165 But you lived on the rez. 123 00:17:45,207 --> 00:17:47,042 Everybody was poor. 124 00:17:47,142 --> 00:17:49,611 We weren't poor. We had everything we needed. 125 00:17:49,711 --> 00:17:50,946 I... I was ten. 126 00:17:51,046 --> 00:17:53,048 I remember I was there. 127 00:17:55,917 --> 00:17:57,953 What do you remember? 128 00:18:01,590 --> 00:18:04,626 Not much. The orphanage. 129 00:18:04,726 --> 00:18:06,728 That wasn't an orphanage. 130 00:18:06,828 --> 00:18:08,396 No. It was an intake centre 131 00:18:08,497 --> 00:18:11,266 where they kept kids after they took 'em. 132 00:18:19,007 --> 00:18:21,610 You want to meet some more family? 133 00:18:30,685 --> 00:18:33,205 Hey, baby. 134 00:18:41,263 --> 00:18:43,598 This is your. 135 00:18:43,698 --> 00:18:46,168 Your grandfather, and this is your Auntie Bridget. 136 00:18:50,105 --> 00:18:52,974 Look at you. Look at you. 137 00:18:53,074 --> 00:18:55,177 Oh, my god. 138 00:19:08,890 --> 00:19:12,127 It's so good to see, my girl. 139 00:19:28,276 --> 00:19:30,478 Thought we were gonna cook you 140 00:19:30,579 --> 00:19:32,438 a real traditional feast, huh? 141 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:33,682 Hey. 142 00:19:33,782 --> 00:19:36,318 It's the chicken man. 143 00:19:36,418 --> 00:19:37,510 Yeah. 144 00:19:37,552 --> 00:19:40,488 Eat up. 145 00:19:47,896 --> 00:19:50,565 Oh my God, this is so good. 146 00:19:50,665 --> 00:19:53,401 Ah. 147 00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:57,096 This makes me so happy. 148 00:19:57,138 --> 00:19:59,074 Yeah, me too. 149 00:19:59,174 --> 00:20:00,875 Are you engaged? 150 00:20:00,976 --> 00:20:02,856 Shit. Doctors say shitty poop. 151 00:20:02,944 --> 00:20:04,746 Holy smokes. Wow! 152 00:20:04,846 --> 00:20:06,514 Is that a fake ring? 153 00:20:06,615 --> 00:20:09,251 I'm still waiting for my ring. It's only been 10 years. 154 00:20:09,351 --> 00:20:10,743 I hear you. 155 00:20:10,785 --> 00:20:12,387 Good luck. 156 00:20:12,487 --> 00:20:14,514 Auntie, can I come to your wedding? 157 00:20:14,556 --> 00:20:17,425 Yeah. Of course, you can. 158 00:20:17,525 --> 00:20:19,394 Me too? 159 00:20:19,494 --> 00:20:22,163 What's he like? David? 160 00:20:22,264 --> 00:20:25,166 I've known him for a very long time. 161 00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:28,169 He goes to my synagogue. I love him very much. 162 00:20:29,504 --> 00:20:32,440 So your family in Montreal, 163 00:20:32,540 --> 00:20:35,877 they're pretty good to you? 164 00:20:35,977 --> 00:20:40,081 Yeah, they were. They were very loving. 165 00:20:42,717 --> 00:20:45,353 You know, my shoe guy is Jewish. 166 00:20:45,453 --> 00:20:47,180 Which shoe guy? 167 00:20:47,222 --> 00:20:51,259 You know the guy in Albert, he fixes my soles. 168 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:52,518 Um, Harold. 169 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,097 Yeah! Beristain Bernstein. 170 00:20:56,197 --> 00:20:59,067 He's a good man, I think. 171 00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:01,036 He can fix that sole, 172 00:21:01,136 --> 00:21:03,229 but he can't fix that stink, whatever it is. 173 00:21:03,271 --> 00:21:06,641 That is your breath. That is not my boot. 174 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,915 Can you open all windows? 175 00:21:14,015 --> 00:21:16,484 Fine. 176 00:21:23,958 --> 00:21:25,985 Aboriginal Radio Network. 177 00:21:26,027 --> 00:21:28,254 You are listening to Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation 178 00:21:28,296 --> 00:21:33,435 at 91.3 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan. 179 00:22:22,417 --> 00:22:25,320 We're here. 180 00:22:32,961 --> 00:22:34,921 Look, there's Patty and Morris. 181 00:22:34,963 --> 00:22:37,999 It's your mom and dad on their wedding day. 182 00:22:38,099 --> 00:22:40,802 It's just so beautiful. 183 00:22:41,336 --> 00:22:43,905 You can have it. 184 00:22:44,005 --> 00:22:46,141 That's my mom? 185 00:22:53,314 --> 00:22:55,417 Do you know where she is? 186 00:22:55,517 --> 00:22:58,086 Told you already, she fucked off. 187 00:23:05,627 --> 00:23:08,897 Some people just don't want to be found, Bezhig. 188 00:23:14,869 --> 00:23:16,704 Look. 189 00:23:16,805 --> 00:23:18,606 Is that me? 190 00:23:18,706 --> 00:23:20,341 Yes. 191 00:23:21,976 --> 00:23:23,711 Leo, is this you? 192 00:23:23,812 --> 00:23:26,114 No, that's Niche. 193 00:23:29,984 --> 00:23:31,519 You two were always together. 194 00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:34,989 Even though you're just right bossy. 195 00:23:35,089 --> 00:23:37,459 That's true. You're never far apart. 196 00:23:38,293 --> 00:23:40,962 You were even born holding onto one another. 197 00:23:46,668 --> 00:23:48,269 We're twins. 198 00:23:48,369 --> 00:23:50,438 Yeah. 199 00:23:55,410 --> 00:23:58,313 Your, uh, your head came out first, 200 00:23:58,413 --> 00:24:00,381 so they called you Bezhig. 201 00:24:00,482 --> 00:24:02,884 Niche means "number two". 202 00:24:08,623 --> 00:24:14,462 There were, what, 27 kids taken from here? 203 00:24:14,562 --> 00:24:18,266 Thousands from this region. 204 00:24:18,366 --> 00:24:21,302 I would go to those meetings in the Fort. 205 00:24:21,402 --> 00:24:24,038 So many women speaking up, 206 00:24:24,138 --> 00:24:26,641 and some of them were even lawyers. 207 00:24:26,741 --> 00:24:29,777 Me, I do it for Patty. 208 00:24:29,878 --> 00:24:32,318 Losing her kids broke her. 209 00:24:32,380 --> 00:24:36,184 They're still doing it. They're still taking kids. 210 00:24:36,284 --> 00:24:38,211 So I keep my head down, you know, stay quiet. 211 00:24:38,253 --> 00:24:40,293 Don't want them snooping around here. 212 00:24:40,388 --> 00:24:43,024 I heard people are calling band offices, 213 00:24:43,124 --> 00:24:45,426 trying to find their families. 214 00:24:45,527 --> 00:24:48,196 People are starting to come home. 215 00:24:48,296 --> 00:24:51,366 I hoped you would. 216 00:24:53,234 --> 00:24:56,804 Prayed for you. Went to ceremony. 217 00:24:59,073 --> 00:25:01,067 We all did, my girl. 218 00:25:01,109 --> 00:25:03,211 Glad you're home. 219 00:25:45,987 --> 00:25:47,689 Good morning. 220 00:25:47,789 --> 00:25:51,025 Oh, my God. I can't believe I fell asleep. 221 00:25:51,125 --> 00:25:53,695 I'm so sorry. Anytime. 222 00:25:56,831 --> 00:25:59,200 Hey, you can use my face stuff. 223 00:25:59,300 --> 00:26:00,935 It's on the second shelf. 224 00:26:01,035 --> 00:26:02,270 Thank you. 225 00:26:35,670 --> 00:26:38,573 I can't believe it's only been two days. 226 00:26:38,673 --> 00:26:40,141 It feels like... 227 00:26:40,241 --> 00:26:42,310 Like home? 228 00:26:42,410 --> 00:26:44,012 Yeah. 229 00:26:44,112 --> 00:26:47,448 That's because it is. 230 00:26:50,418 --> 00:26:52,845 I didn't want to tell you 231 00:26:52,887 --> 00:26:54,580 because it didn't go well, 232 00:26:54,622 --> 00:26:58,292 but I found our sister Dora a few days ago. 233 00:27:02,296 --> 00:27:03,598 Wow. 234 00:27:03,698 --> 00:27:06,834 Just... give it some time then. 235 00:27:09,570 --> 00:27:11,572 Sweet grass. 236 00:27:12,907 --> 00:27:16,444 It's, uh, it's for protection. 237 00:27:16,544 --> 00:27:18,780 You burn it. 238 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,116 It sends your prayers to the Creator. 239 00:27:23,951 --> 00:27:27,088 Thank you for everything. 240 00:27:52,714 --> 00:27:55,883 The pre-board are announced 241 00:27:55,983 --> 00:28:00,621 for flight 322 to Montreal. 242 00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:03,558 Please have your boarding passes ready. 243 00:29:18,566 --> 00:29:20,902 Mom? 244 00:29:35,249 --> 00:29:37,151 Mom? 245 00:29:54,202 --> 00:29:56,504 Mom? 246 00:30:07,381 --> 00:30:09,984 Are you planning on staying for dinner? 247 00:30:10,084 --> 00:30:12,153 Yes. 248 00:30:17,725 --> 00:30:19,994 Mom. 249 00:30:21,762 --> 00:30:24,632 I'm sorry I left like that. 250 00:30:24,732 --> 00:30:26,567 Now you're back. 251 00:30:26,667 --> 00:30:29,203 I have that meeting with David and the rabbi tomorrow. 252 00:30:29,303 --> 00:30:32,006 Good reason to come home. 253 00:31:01,168 --> 00:31:03,371 Come in. 254 00:32:11,405 --> 00:32:13,307 Look really smart. 255 00:32:49,810 --> 00:32:52,313 How was Regina? 256 00:32:55,049 --> 00:32:57,184 There's a lot. 257 00:32:57,284 --> 00:32:59,920 What do you mean a lot? 258 00:33:10,798 --> 00:33:12,466 Come here. 259 00:33:12,566 --> 00:33:14,935 Right away. 260 00:33:18,406 --> 00:33:21,142 What do you mean a lot? 261 00:33:23,944 --> 00:33:25,713 Wait a second. 262 00:33:40,428 --> 00:33:42,930 What? 263 00:33:43,030 --> 00:33:46,467 I don't know what's going on. 264 00:33:49,870 --> 00:33:52,173 What's happening? 265 00:33:52,273 --> 00:33:53,874 Nothing. 266 00:33:53,974 --> 00:33:57,244 And when I came back, my mom's pissed at me. 267 00:33:57,344 --> 00:33:58,946 Nothing's happened? 268 00:33:59,046 --> 00:34:02,516 You're leaving just a little bit out, 269 00:34:02,616 --> 00:34:04,518 don't you think? 270 00:34:09,390 --> 00:34:12,426 I'm just trying to figure out what you're thinking. 271 00:34:12,526 --> 00:34:14,695 What's your plan? 272 00:34:14,795 --> 00:34:17,064 I don't have a plan. 273 00:34:17,164 --> 00:34:19,166 Just got back. 274 00:34:40,287 --> 00:34:44,225 Oh, so the rabbi should be arriving any minute. 275 00:34:44,325 --> 00:34:46,961 Wow, why is everyone making such a fuss? 276 00:34:47,061 --> 00:34:48,963 Okay. 277 00:34:49,063 --> 00:34:50,331 Oh. 278 00:34:50,431 --> 00:34:52,658 I just polished these today. 279 00:34:52,700 --> 00:34:54,135 So. 280 00:34:54,235 --> 00:34:56,904 I understand that you weren't very happy with me 281 00:34:57,004 --> 00:34:59,640 because of things that you overheard 282 00:34:59,740 --> 00:35:02,243 when I was having a private conversation. 283 00:35:04,345 --> 00:35:07,248 It was an unfortunate situation. 284 00:35:07,348 --> 00:35:10,918 I am sorry if you felt upset. 285 00:35:11,018 --> 00:35:13,587 But we both love David, 286 00:35:13,687 --> 00:35:17,791 and I am sure that we want to put this behind us. 287 00:35:20,528 --> 00:35:22,763 Yes. Of course. 288 00:35:22,863 --> 00:35:24,532 Thank you. 289 00:35:24,632 --> 00:35:26,867 Good, good, good. 290 00:35:26,967 --> 00:35:28,727 Are you hungry? There's so much food. 291 00:35:28,769 --> 00:35:31,906 Oh, Jesus Christ. 292 00:35:33,407 --> 00:35:36,443 Here are some questions I like engaged couples to consider. 293 00:35:36,544 --> 00:35:39,513 Can you be truthful with the other? 294 00:35:39,613 --> 00:35:42,016 Do you feel seen for who you really are 295 00:35:42,116 --> 00:35:43,551 by the other? 296 00:35:43,651 --> 00:35:45,686 What happens when you fight? 297 00:35:45,786 --> 00:35:50,591 Are you able to find your way out of the fight with the other? 298 00:35:50,691 --> 00:35:53,527 How will you balance the differences? 299 00:35:53,627 --> 00:35:55,629 On a more practical note... 300 00:35:58,165 --> 00:35:59,992 ...on how you want to live your lives. 301 00:36:00,034 --> 00:36:01,827 Do you plan to keep a kosher home? 302 00:36:01,869 --> 00:36:04,371 Do you do you plan to have children? 303 00:36:04,471 --> 00:36:06,140 Hmm? 304 00:36:10,144 --> 00:36:12,913 We talked about two. 305 00:36:13,013 --> 00:36:15,683 Two seems good. Esther? 306 00:36:15,783 --> 00:36:18,352 Yeah, we did. 307 00:36:18,452 --> 00:36:20,312 I think you both will have considered 308 00:36:20,354 --> 00:36:25,259 that Esther will face challenges in this community as a convert, 309 00:36:25,359 --> 00:36:27,728 even though you converted very young, Esther. 310 00:36:27,828 --> 00:36:34,034 Marriage isn't easy, even in normal circumstances. 311 00:36:34,134 --> 00:36:38,005 Do you both feel prepared to meet those challenges? 312 00:37:11,472 --> 00:37:14,041 How was your meeting with the rabbi? 313 00:37:14,141 --> 00:37:16,210 It was good. I think it was good. 314 00:37:16,310 --> 00:37:18,312 Good, good. Esther? 315 00:37:18,412 --> 00:37:19,947 Yeah, it was good. 316 00:37:20,047 --> 00:37:22,750 Tammy and Jason, how was the last ultrasound? 317 00:37:22,850 --> 00:37:24,476 There is a baby in there. 318 00:37:24,518 --> 00:37:26,387 Let me ask you this. 319 00:37:26,487 --> 00:37:28,768 Have you applied for med school yet for that baby? 320 00:37:28,822 --> 00:37:30,357 Law school. 321 00:37:30,457 --> 00:37:32,126 Stop it. Don't even listen. 322 00:37:32,226 --> 00:37:34,828 So, Esther, you're going to be articling soon. 323 00:37:34,928 --> 00:37:36,497 Hmm-mmm. 324 00:37:36,597 --> 00:37:38,790 You'll probably have all the top law firms coming after you, 325 00:37:38,832 --> 00:37:40,626 and they're doing affirmative action stuff these days. 326 00:37:40,668 --> 00:37:42,588 She's top of her class. 327 00:37:42,670 --> 00:37:44,463 Of course you'll have the best offers. 328 00:37:44,505 --> 00:37:46,545 We all know she's very bright. 329 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,942 - That she is. - That's what I'm saying. 330 00:37:49,043 --> 00:37:51,779 But we have two African-Canadian hires at our firm, 331 00:37:51,879 --> 00:37:53,947 so I guess we'll see how they do. 332 00:37:54,048 --> 00:37:55,849 Jesus, Jason, they'll do fine. 333 00:37:55,949 --> 00:37:57,876 It's amazing though, isn't it? 334 00:37:57,918 --> 00:38:00,688 Whatever happened to, you know, merit, earning your way in? 335 00:38:00,788 --> 00:38:03,357 Well, you're still at your father's firm, right, Jason? 336 00:38:03,457 --> 00:38:05,492 What is that supposed to mean? 337 00:38:05,592 --> 00:38:07,819 She means shut up. I'm just saying. 338 00:38:07,861 --> 00:38:09,797 Excuse me a minute. 339 00:38:13,067 --> 00:38:14,201 Soup's good. 340 00:38:14,301 --> 00:38:16,570 Good. There's lots more of it. 341 00:38:16,670 --> 00:38:18,330 I hope I didn't offend her. 342 00:38:21,241 --> 00:38:23,068 She's seems very outspoken. 343 00:38:23,110 --> 00:38:26,113 Passion. I call it passion. 344 00:38:50,771 --> 00:38:53,507 Here, Tammy, have some more salad. 345 00:38:53,607 --> 00:38:56,343 Here you go, sweetheart. 346 00:38:56,944 --> 00:39:00,147 So, Esther, will you be going into Aboriginal law? 347 00:39:00,247 --> 00:39:02,783 I'm still deciding, but corporate law most likely. 348 00:39:02,883 --> 00:39:04,643 Ohhh, like your father. 349 00:39:04,685 --> 00:39:07,112 You could do so much for the aboriginals 350 00:39:07,154 --> 00:39:08,947 with your good Jewish upbringing 351 00:39:08,989 --> 00:39:10,691 and a lodge mom. 352 00:39:10,791 --> 00:39:12,326 Mom, we agreed. 353 00:39:12,426 --> 00:39:14,553 No, I'm saying that she's one of the good ones. 354 00:39:14,595 --> 00:39:17,498 And when I say that you're one of the good ones, I mean it. 355 00:39:17,598 --> 00:39:19,066 You are very bright 356 00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:20,926 and your people would be lucky to have you. 357 00:39:20,968 --> 00:39:22,861 Jesus, Mom, take a day off. 358 00:39:22,903 --> 00:39:25,272 That's a compliment. 359 00:39:25,372 --> 00:39:27,732 Okay, everybody, your mother made a nice dinner, 360 00:39:27,775 --> 00:39:29,943 and she has apologized to Esther. 361 00:39:30,043 --> 00:39:32,237 I'm going to put that on the table right now. 362 00:39:32,279 --> 00:39:34,014 Apology has been made. 363 00:39:34,114 --> 00:39:35,394 I don't understand. 364 00:39:35,449 --> 00:39:36,942 I don't know what more she wants. 365 00:39:36,984 --> 00:39:38,610 I haven't even brought up the fact that 366 00:39:38,652 --> 00:39:40,278 she walked out of her own engagement party. 367 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:41,522 I didn't feel welcome. 368 00:39:41,622 --> 00:39:43,924 You were rude to her. 369 00:39:44,024 --> 00:39:45,450 Okay, now you're being very hard on your mother. 370 00:39:45,492 --> 00:39:47,519 Wait, you think I was being rude? 371 00:39:47,561 --> 00:39:49,421 I was having a personal conversation 372 00:39:49,463 --> 00:39:51,456 where I was airing my private doubts 373 00:39:51,498 --> 00:39:53,091 and she was listening in on them. 374 00:39:53,133 --> 00:39:54,960 You said you weren't gonna do this. 375 00:39:55,002 --> 00:39:56,828 Do you know how much we spend on that party? 376 00:39:56,870 --> 00:39:58,730 I'm the only one who has apologized. 377 00:40:22,596 --> 00:40:24,398 I'm sorry. 378 00:40:24,498 --> 00:40:26,967 I'm so sorry. 379 00:40:27,067 --> 00:40:29,236 She's like that. 380 00:40:35,309 --> 00:40:37,377 I'm sorry. 381 00:40:44,184 --> 00:40:48,455 There's a reason your mom tries so hard 382 00:40:48,555 --> 00:40:51,592 to let me know that I don't fit in. 383 00:40:51,692 --> 00:40:53,961 That's that. 384 00:40:55,062 --> 00:40:58,165 Hey, of course you fit in. 385 00:40:59,032 --> 00:41:00,634 It's because I don't. 386 00:41:00,734 --> 00:41:02,669 Of course, you fit in. 387 00:41:03,537 --> 00:41:05,072 Hey. 388 00:41:14,915 --> 00:41:16,950 Hey. 389 00:41:17,050 --> 00:41:19,319 I love you. 390 00:41:20,420 --> 00:41:22,122 Hey. 391 00:41:37,571 --> 00:41:40,941 I'm just wondering if that's going to be enough. 392 00:41:44,745 --> 00:41:46,747 It's enough. 393 00:41:50,350 --> 00:41:51,985 But I don't think you know 394 00:41:52,085 --> 00:41:54,955 how awful that was for me in there. 395 00:41:57,824 --> 00:41:59,493 I'm sorry. 396 00:42:06,099 --> 00:42:07,901 And I have a brother. 397 00:42:09,069 --> 00:42:11,772 And a grandfather. 398 00:42:11,872 --> 00:42:15,742 And nieces and nephews and cousins 399 00:42:15,842 --> 00:42:19,046 and they all look like me. 400 00:42:19,146 --> 00:42:22,149 And I've never had that before. 401 00:42:33,727 --> 00:42:35,829 I didn't want to come home. 402 00:42:35,929 --> 00:42:40,200 I feel like if I try to explain that to you, 403 00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:42,427 you're not gonna understand. 404 00:42:42,469 --> 00:42:44,438 You don't think I'll understand? 405 00:42:44,538 --> 00:42:48,108 Ester, I've known you since you were seven. Hey. 406 00:42:53,547 --> 00:42:56,416 David, I can't. 407 00:42:59,152 --> 00:43:01,355 You can't what? 408 00:43:02,522 --> 00:43:05,192 You can't what? 409 00:43:10,497 --> 00:43:13,967 I mean, Jesus Christ, I can come and meet your family. 410 00:43:14,067 --> 00:43:16,670 I can... 411 00:43:16,770 --> 00:43:20,974 come with you to Regina. 412 00:43:21,074 --> 00:43:23,577 I can see what you're talking about. 413 00:43:23,677 --> 00:43:25,479 I can... 414 00:43:29,016 --> 00:43:30,617 I can do all the things. 415 00:43:36,590 --> 00:43:38,892 I'm sorry. 416 00:43:38,992 --> 00:43:40,360 I want to. 417 00:44:20,667 --> 00:44:22,803 How's David? 418 00:44:48,295 --> 00:44:51,465 Do you remember on my 16th birthday? 419 00:44:54,434 --> 00:44:57,704 I went into your office just before my party 420 00:44:57,804 --> 00:45:01,041 and you had all that stuff lying out on your desk. 421 00:45:03,877 --> 00:45:05,679 Photographs 422 00:45:07,447 --> 00:45:09,015 of me. 423 00:45:11,451 --> 00:45:13,487 In one of them, I was five-years old, 424 00:45:13,587 --> 00:45:16,056 and I was in an ad in the newspaper. 425 00:45:17,924 --> 00:45:21,161 And in the ad, it said that my name was Bezhig. 426 00:45:23,997 --> 00:45:27,400 And I realized then that you changed my name. 427 00:45:27,501 --> 00:45:29,761 Of course we changed your name. 428 00:45:29,803 --> 00:45:32,163 They told us to change the name to a Jewish name. 429 00:45:32,205 --> 00:45:34,674 And then after the party, 430 00:45:34,775 --> 00:45:39,613 I asked you who my real family was. 431 00:45:42,649 --> 00:45:45,218 I knew I wasn't allowed to talk about it. 432 00:45:45,318 --> 00:45:47,454 I knew you'd be angry. 433 00:45:47,554 --> 00:45:51,424 You were so angry, you said, 434 00:45:51,525 --> 00:45:54,227 "Do you think a child ends up in a newspaper 435 00:45:54,327 --> 00:45:57,063 because her family loves her?" 436 00:45:57,164 --> 00:46:00,133 And I didn't ask about it again. 437 00:46:01,835 --> 00:46:05,238 That's how it's been between us. 438 00:46:05,338 --> 00:46:07,174 For years. 439 00:46:07,274 --> 00:46:10,977 I don't ask questions. 440 00:46:11,077 --> 00:46:14,447 I don't talk about how much I want to find them. 441 00:46:19,019 --> 00:46:21,121 That's my mother and that's my father. 442 00:46:21,221 --> 00:46:23,423 You were wrong. 443 00:46:23,523 --> 00:46:24,825 They wanted me. 444 00:46:24,925 --> 00:46:26,927 No, that's not... 445 00:46:27,027 --> 00:46:28,662 It's what I found out. 446 00:46:29,930 --> 00:46:32,799 You were not taken care of. 447 00:46:32,899 --> 00:46:35,702 This is what they told us, "Save these children. 448 00:46:35,802 --> 00:46:38,405 They need good homes. It's a mitzvah." 449 00:46:38,505 --> 00:46:40,006 You're not listening to me. 450 00:46:40,106 --> 00:46:41,675 That's my father and that's my mother. 451 00:46:41,775 --> 00:46:42,976 And they loved me. 452 00:46:43,076 --> 00:46:44,811 No. 453 00:46:44,911 --> 00:46:47,147 I was removed because the government 454 00:46:47,247 --> 00:46:48,849 was taking Indian kids. 455 00:46:48,949 --> 00:46:52,853 We had paper saying "unfit mother". 456 00:46:52,953 --> 00:46:55,956 You don't think governments have lied before? 457 00:46:57,157 --> 00:46:59,359 No, this is not true. 458 00:46:59,459 --> 00:47:01,528 It is true. 459 00:47:01,628 --> 00:47:05,765 You can't just stick a new name on a person 460 00:47:05,866 --> 00:47:09,369 and pretend that nothing's happened. 461 00:47:09,469 --> 00:47:12,405 And you can't take a 5-year-old child 462 00:47:12,505 --> 00:47:13,840 away from their family 463 00:47:13,940 --> 00:47:16,443 and think that they're just gonna forget. 464 00:47:19,646 --> 00:47:21,381 You should know. 465 00:47:21,481 --> 00:47:24,517 Have you forgotten? 466 00:47:24,618 --> 00:47:28,154 Your family. That you lost. 467 00:47:30,790 --> 00:47:33,460 Have you forgotten your sister? 468 00:47:34,961 --> 00:47:39,032 I don't think so, because you named me after her. 469 00:47:43,436 --> 00:47:46,539 It was the right thing to do. 470 00:47:46,640 --> 00:47:48,875 You're not listening to me. 471 00:47:48,975 --> 00:47:50,243 Listen to me. 472 00:47:50,343 --> 00:47:51,745 No. 473 00:47:51,845 --> 00:47:53,546 You picked me out of an ad. 474 00:47:53,647 --> 00:47:56,082 Because that is how it was done! 475 00:47:56,182 --> 00:47:59,519 You let them take me away from my brothers and my sister. 476 00:47:59,619 --> 00:48:01,579 It was the right thing to do. 477 00:48:01,621 --> 00:48:03,323 It was wrong! 478 00:48:04,724 --> 00:48:08,662 It was criminal, Mom. You're a criminal. 479 00:48:10,697 --> 00:48:12,532 Ester. 480 00:48:17,037 --> 00:48:19,239 Esther, don't leave.