As the four siblings piece together their shared history, their connection deepens, bringing laughter with it, and their family begins to take shape.

[4] In 2014, Betty Ann Adam, a reporter at The StarPhoenix, approached Hubbard about documenting her planned reunion and her intentions to direct the project.

In an article for The StarPhoenix, she emphasised the importance of having a director who had a similar lived experience of forced removal and adoption into a non-Indigenous family during the Sixties Scoop.

"[8] Gateway Online calls this film a "triumph," writing in their review, "Birth of a Family reminds viewers of a painful past that many First Nations peoples had and continue to trudge through.

Their willingness to lay bare their experiences and feelings is inspiring, and while their story is devastating to watch it acts as a reminder of the resilience of the First Nations people who, against all odds and despite every effort to destroy them, continue to persevere.