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March 1st 2016, a U.S. version aired on TLC as a one-hour special hosted by Christopher Jacobs and Lisa Joyner. This version was sponsored by TLC and Ancestry.com and produced by Shed Media which also produces the US version of Who Do You Think You Are. LONG LOST FAMILY WEBSITE VISIT HERE: For news on industry practices, go to …
Published on Mar 10, 2016 Cecelia Reekie shares her very personal journey of adoption, reunion, learning and understanding residential schools and reconciliation. Through her reunion with her Dad she learned he is a survivor of the Residential Schools. Cecelia reminds us that every child has a story and we need to take the time to discover their stories. Cecelia dedicates …
As an adoptee my records have been sealed. I have never been able to make contact with my biological family until now. Unfortunately, the results have been my worst nightmare. This is not a comprehensive examination of my entire experience as an adoptee, but rather an expression of what I’m going through right now. Adoptee Rights are Civil Rights – …
Unscrupulous fraudsters persuade vulnerable families to hand over their children – who then disappear into a flourishing ‘orphanage industry’. Fiona Broom reports on efforts to stop the child-trafficking trade. In Nepal’s remote mountain villages, an insidious force has for two decades been destroying young lives and tearing families apart. The devastation visited on these villages is no natural disaster, but one …
It took months to piece together last night’s story about women who were forced to give up their children for adoption during the baby boomer years. I spoke to dozens of mothers who had their babies taken from them. Most are still too traumatised to consider sharing their stories publicly, and Debra Harris should be applauded for having the courage …
