Episode 5: Truth Hurts
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr
Maybe one day I won’t be triggered
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Episode 4: Identity Crisis
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr
I am Indian who had my identity erased at the age of two
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Episode 3: System is Whack
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr
Meeting strangers who share the same DNA
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Episode 2: Childhood Interruption
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr
Misplaced trust
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Episode 1: Chaos and Confusion
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr
Welcome to this new place
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The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr
In Canada, there are tens of thousands of kids in the child welfare system. Manitoba has over 11,000 kids in care, which is the highest in the country. Indigenous youth make up 90 per cent of that number. Natasha Lynn Starr was one of them.
info_outlineMeeting strangers who share the same DNA
Struggling to find the right words to say.
I don’t know if I can do this
Reuniting is far from being all beautiful and bliss
I thought I was ready I really did
But instead I built up a wall and hid
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Produced and voiced by Natasha (Reimer) Okemow, edited by Damian Joseph.
Special thanks to APTN’s Director of News and Current Affairs Karyn Pugliese and Executive Producer Cheryl McKenzie.