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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.