Award-winning journalist to speak about fictional movie based on her life

“Are we still saying reunion when we are meeting for the first time?”

So says one of the characters in a pivotal moment from the film Meadowlarks, a film based on the real-life experience of journalist Betty Ann Adam and the lasting impact of the Sixties Scoop on her family.

Adam will share her story at a special event at Central Library to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR).

The Sixties Scoop was a time in Canada from the late 1950s to the 1980s when government workers took thousands of Indigenous children from their homes and communities. Adam was taken as a child and raised in foster care. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she met her biological siblings.

Adam’s experience was turned into the 2025 film, Meadowlarks. The film is a fictional account of Adam’s story, following five Indigenous siblings as they meet for the first time and attempt to find their way back to family and their culture.

“Betty Ann’s story is an emotional journey about the Sixties Scoop and the effects it had on her and her family,” Amber Christensen, Executive Director of Central Library said. “We’re honoured to offer the public this opportunity to hear Betty Ann’s powerful story that inspired the film.”

Adam is an award-winning journalist who spent 29 years with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix newspaper. Her work as a journalist eventually led her to meet Treaty Commissioner Marie Wilson who encouraged her to share her story with the world, in hopes it would help people understand the consequences of the Sixties Scoop.

Adam’s talk will take place on the mezzanine at Central Library on September 30 at noon.

Also featured on September 30 at Central Library is a conversation with Métis artist David Garneau at 1:00 pm at Dunlop Art Gallery. His current exhibit, Dark Chapters, examines Indigenous life and the ongoing process of reconciliation. 

Find more NDTR-related programming and events at reginalibrary.ca/NDTR. 

For more information:
Courtney Bates-Hardy
Marketing and Communications Consultant
Regina Public Library
306-777-6182    chardy@reginalibrary.ca