''Unsettled'' is a 2021 Canadian drama television series that originally aired on the

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and

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stars as an

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woman who was removed from her family as a child, during the

Sixties Scoop The Sixties Scoop was a period in which a series of policies were enacted in Canada that enabled child welfare authorities to take, or "scoop up," Indigenous children from their families and communities for placement in foster homes, from which ...

, and is now attempting to reconnect to her heritage and her birth parents. A visit to her First Nation reserve in

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becomes a more permanent stay when the business run by her husband ( Brandon Oakes) fails, leaving their family destitute, and forcing them to relocate from Toronto to the reserve. The cast also includes

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, and Joshua Odjick,

Glen Gould Glen Gould (born June 6, 1971) is an Indigenous Canadian actor, director and producer of Miꞌkmaq and Italian descent. Between 2016 and 2020, he played the role of detective Jerry Commanda on the television series '' Cardinal''. Career Goul ...

, and

Sid Bobb Sidney "Sid" Bobb (born January 10, 1980) is a Canadian actor and television presenter. He is the co-artistic director at Aanmitaagzi in North Bay, Ontario and an instructor at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre. From 2007 to 2016, he, along with P ...

appear in recurring roles. The series was created by

Jennifer Podemski Jennifer Podemski (born January 1, 1974) is a First Nations (Canadian) film and television actress and producer. Her acting credits include starring roles in the television series '' Tin Star'', ''The Rez'', '' Riverdale'', ''Moccasin Flats'', ...

and Derek Diorio, and shot on

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. Twenty percent of the dialogue is in

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, and a version of the series dubbed into that language completely was produced as well.

References

External links

Official website
* 2021 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian drama television series First Nations television series Aboriginal Peoples Television Network original programming Sixties Scoop in popular culture {{Canada-drama-tv-prog-stub