Adoption, Identity, and Belonging: Brittany Penner’s Powerful Story in Children Like Us
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Adoption, Identity, and Belonging: Brittany Penner’s Powerful Story in Children Like Us
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About this listen
How do you discover your sense of belonging when your culture and background have been erased?
In this episode of About Your Mother, I’m joined by Brittany Penner, author of Children Like Us: A Métis Woman's Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home. She shares her story of being adopted as an infant, the history of indigenous children being taken from their families in the Sixties Scoop, and her struggle with finding where she belongs.
Brittany also shares about her writing process, how writing her memoir changed her, and how she writes about traumatic experiences. You’ll love this honest conversation about rediscovering your roots and integrating each part of your identity into a whole person.
Resources Mentioned
- The Sixties Scoop
- Percentage of Indigenous Children in Foster Care in Manitoba
- 2021 Canadian Census Report
- Truth and Reconciliation Day
Connect with the Guest
- Brittany’s Book: Children Like Us