In 1968, Bezhig Little Bird and her siblings are ripped away from their mother to be put up for adoption by white families. 18 years later, Bezhig, who was renamed Esther Rosenblum, is living as a Jewish woman in Montreal.

Esther finds her adoption papers and a newspaper clipping that evoke fuzzy memories of her young life before she was adopted. She is determined to learn more, so she uproots her life in search of her family and who she is.

Patti Little Bird is desperate to get her kids back, but she doesn't know where they have been taken. Eighteen years later, Bezhig, who has made her way back to the prairies, is desperate to find her family.

Esther finds members of her family who help her put together the pieces of the past. She returns home to Montreal to confront Golda, her adoptive mother, about the revelations she's uncovered that shine a new light on their life.

Esther returns to the prairies and continues her pursuit of uncovering her past. Reconnecting the severed ties of a broken family is not easy. When tragedy strikes, Esther realises that she needs her mother more than anything.

After much love and sorrow, the Little Bird family come together to mourn death and celebrate life. This journey has been onerous for both Esther and Golda, but Esther has finally found what she's been looking for.