Removed from her home in Saskatchewan, Bezhig Little Bird is adopted into a Montréal Jewish family at the age of 5, becoming Esther Rosenblum; now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and is willing to sacrifice everything to find them.
After much love and sorrow, the Little Bird family come together to mourn death and celebrate life. This journey has been onerous for both Esther and Golda, but Esther has finally found what she's been looking for.