The Sixties Scoop
An investigation into the mass removal of Indigenous children from their families into the child welfare system.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Sixties Scoop continue the goals of residential schools?
- 2What was the impact on the identity of the affected children?
- 3How are contemporary child welfare systems addressing this history?
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