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Mar 2018
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S2 Episode 7: Lillian

CBC
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Connie’s chance meeting with the father who Cleo never knew is followed by new revelations about the Semaganis children’s biological mother, Lillian. A picture begins to emerge about why her children were taken, and when she joined the fight to stop the adoption of more Indigenous children into white homes. For transcripts of this series, please visit: http ... Show More
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