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  2. Oct 12, 2023 · The moral arc of the television universe is slow, sometimes very slow, but it bends toward representation. Series that put people of color at the center of the story, rather than as supporting ...

    • Robert Lloyd
    • Television Critic
    • robert.lloyd@latimes.com
  3. Sep 5, 2023 · Little Bird” (2023) premieres on PBS Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET. (check local listings) Is “Little Bird” based on a true story? Yes. “Little Bird” sheds light on the 60s Scoop, a piece of Canadian history that is not widely known, when the government forcibly removed thousands of Indigenous children from their families.

  4. Oct 30, 2023 · Little-Known History Plays Out in Little Bird. Based on a true story, the six-part drama, Little Bird, explores universal themes of resilience in the face of trauma and loss. It follows Bezhig Little Bird (Darla Contois) as she embarks on a path to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her family history.

  5. Aug 25, 2023 · This sentiment isn't baseless; Larry was once a cop who tragically shot an innocent child at the mall. This single act caused his wife to depart and his neighbors to shun him. Larry's downward ...

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    • Alias Grace (2017) From the mind of author Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace dramatizes the grisly homicide of Thomas Kinnear and his lover, Nancy Montgomery, in 1843 Toronto.
    • American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson (2016) Winning nine Emmys and shocking audiences in spite of its well-known source material, the first season of American Crime Story focuses on the biggest pre-internet event of the 1990s: the trial of O.J.
    • Band of Brothers (2001) Based on the book of the same name by Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers is a 10-episode miniseries about the "Easy Company," a.k.a.
  6. Oct 25, 2023 · Little Bird isn’t based on a true story, but its creators were inspired by real events of family separations carried out under Saskatchewan’s Adopt Indian Métis program, according to Podemski. Indigenous children in the province were removed from their families and photographed for advertisements promoting adoption.

  7. Oct 15, 2023 · There might be elements of a show like The Fosters in there, but given that the series is based on a pretty despicable real-life policy regarding Indigenous people, that’s a stretch.

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