6 episodes
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr APTN News
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4.3 • 289 Ratings
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The Millennial Scoop is the ongoing assimilation of Indigenous children and youth through the Canadian government’s child welfare systems. Natasha is a Millennial Scoop survivor from Manitoba’s Child Welfare System. This is her story.
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Episode 1: Chaos and Confusion
Welcome to this new place
New face upon new face
Who are these people remains a mystery
Just like you and your life history
But you have to make do with this weird situation
And accept that you’ll never get a full explanation
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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. -
Episode 2: Childhood Interruption
Misplaced trust
Childhood years fade to dust
Turns out that mommys and daddys don’t stay
When the going gets tough they walk away
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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.
Clip credit to King Imprint / YouTube -
Episode 3: System is Whack
Meeting 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. -
Episode 4: Identity Crisis
I am Indian who had my identity erased at the age of two
Place in a home that wasn’t a right fit but forced to make due
I am Indian that was taken in the millennial scoop
Better known as a systematic curse an ongoing loop
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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. -
Episode 5: Truth Hurts
Maybe one day I won’t be triggered
And reminded of the past
Maybe one day I‘ll find peace
And a home at last
Maybe one day
Maybe
Maybe
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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. -
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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.
The Disappearance of Natasha Lynn Starr debuts on September 9, 2019.
Promo produced and voiced by Natasha (Reimer) Okemow, edited by Damian Joseph. Cover art by Jesse Andrushko.
Song: Fire 2 the Water. Written and performed by Leonard Sumner.
Customer Reviews
Heartbreaking but Wonderful Story
Thanks so much for this courageous podcast. It hurt my heart to listen to it, but it’s a story that sooo needs to be told. All the best to Natasha in the future.
This podcast is insanely good
It taught me a lot, including about the Millennial Scoop. Natasha bore her heart with her words so bravely, and in her own unique, charming and even poetic way. Thank you Natasha for the gift of this podcast. Highly recommend!
Resilience is a long journey
I grew up in foster care. My mom’s location was unknown. I forgot who my family were. I went through abuse from abandonment. I grew up with a long life of loneliness. After having my family back, my mom took me away from my family herself. I yet again abandoned back her care. It seems being on my own is all I know. My family are kind of strangers. Adopting people as your own family is best medicine for coping