Stolen Childhoods by KFAI's MinneCulture published on 2016-11-16T16:40:49Z America's attempt to separate Native children from their families didn't end with boarding schools. In the decades after World War II, the U.S. government created the Indian Adoption Project, an effort designed to place Native kids with white parents. In this one-hour documentary, producer Melissa Olson explores the personal and historical impact of this policy. Her Ojibwe mother, Judy Olson, was raised by a white family. So were the mothers of several friends. The emotional impact of the Indian Adoption Project — and similar state projects — continues today. Produced by Melissa Olson and Ryan Katz. Edited by Todd Melby. (Photo: Kip Moon, Courtesy of Kip Moon.) Comment by Marlene Munroe what a beautiful and powerful story of the wounded, now healing native people ❤❤❤❤ 2021-02-11T22:18:35Z Comment by Graham Swallow https://www.c-span.org/video/?326149-1/a-generation-removed 2019-06-10T03:40:05Z Comment by Paul Pryor Powerful.... 2018-06-29T13:32:02Z Comment by Melissa Olson 1 It's been a year since we aired the documentary! So much to be proud of! We were the 2nd place recipient of the MN Society of Journalist's award in the Radio-Special Projects category. We were invited to speak at Prarie Talks, a human rights forum in North Dakota, and I will travel back to North Dakota next week to speak at Minot University about the documentary. 2017-11-07T21:55:29Z Comment by user5425976 I, too, am the daughter of an adopted Ojibwe mother. Thank you for sharing these stories. We found my mother's family and have since been able to connect with many of our family members. Thank you for drawing awareness to this subject. 2017-03-04T01:24:19Z