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Knowing the past changes the future. Seeking a connection to her heritage, Rebecca Hoffman sets out on a journey of discovery following the deaths of her adoptive parents. She finds that connection with her birth family in the Navajo community. But cultures clash when her husband is rejected as an outsider. Rebecca and her family experience rebirth in a rich culture and renewal as a family in this dramatic film based on the autobiography Looking for Lost Bird by Yvette Melanson (with Claire Safran).

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Top billed cast

Mercedes RuehlRebecca
Christine RoseElaine
Jamey SheridanJack
Irene BedardGrace
Dinah ManoffHelen
Tantoo CardinalAunt Mary
Julia McIlvaineCaroline
Ned RomeroYazzi Monroe
Michael GreyeyesEddie
Ashley BurrittRebecca at 13 Years

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