Our Son a Stranger: Adoption Breakdown and Its Effects on Parents under-25 From the berry patch to

From the berry patch to remote mining camps

Making the most of the tools available

and burlap

culture and contemporary identity

Indian Community School

Our Son a Stranger: Adoption Breakdown and Its Effects on Parents under-25 From the berry patch toIn 1973 Marie and Rod Adams, brimming with idealism and keenly aware of the plight of disadvantaged aboriginal children, adopted Tim, a young Cree boy, two and one half years old. Tim began displaying severe behavioural problems almost immediately, problems that, despite their efforts to find help, only became worse over the years. He left home at the age of twelve and died on the streets when he was twenty one. Devastated by their loss, the Adams