This is the story of my Métis mother and newly-found aunt
Like many Indigenous siblings separated by adoptions, half-sisters Raelene Recksiedler and Helene Rosenzweig-Schmidt always felt…
60’s scoop
Son of ’60s Scoop survivor fighting for father’s status under Indian Act
Aaron GreyCloud hopes to raise awareness about the challenge of seeking status after being placed in care decades ago.
‘I’ve been there,’ says inaugural CEO of Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation
Jackie Maurice spent the first 14 years of her life in 14 foster homes after being ‘scooped’
‘60s Scoop survivor Leah Ballantyne grew up thinking she was the only one
‘Growing up I kind of thought, why am I this lone person…”
‘I haven’t heard a word:’ ‘60s Scoop survivor says healing foundation is no help at all
60s Scoop Legacy of Canada is calling for a national inquiry for survivors.
Film draws link between residential schools and violence against Indigenous women
A new Saskatchewan film is drawing a direct link between government policies of the residential…
Career in journalism helps ’60s Scoop survivor reconnect with culture
As a child of the ’60s Scoop who was beginning to re-discover her birth family,…
60s Scoop agency in Alberta says more transparency needed for grant program
An agency in Alberta says it was left in the dark about the first round…
After nearly four decades, a ‘60s Scoop survivor returns home
The distance between California and the Northwest Territories is immense – about 3,500 km. But…