Posts Tagged "Sixties Scoop"

In our own Words: Mapping the Sixties Scoop Diaspora with speaker Colleen Hele Cardinal

January 24, 2024

Thank you…Colleen for bringing alive the story of so many Indigenous children, and the complex inner woundedness they have carried. I learned a great deal.Mary-Ellen Francoeur, Sisters of ServiceOver 150 people gathered and another 170 registered to get the recording….

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Inside Story: Sixties Scoop Network with Colleen Hele Cardinal

“The trafficking of Indigenous children through the child welfare policies known as the 60s scoop caused tremendous harm, yet Canada has swept us under the rug without acknowledgement or apology,” says Colleen Hele Cardinal, Sixties Scoop Network Director. Come…

Groundbreaking videos showcase stories of Sixties Scoop survivors

June 22, 2023

The Sixties Scoop Network released 12 groundbreaking in-depth video interviews with Sixties Scoop survivors on National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21, 2023). The videos are part of its In our own Words: Mapping the Sixties Scoop Diaspora project, funded by…

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Honouring the Seven Generations Feast

In honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day observed on September 30th, the Sixties Scoop Network in partnership with Indigenous Experiences at Mādahòkì Farm cordially invite residential school survivors, day school survivors and 60’s Scoop survivors and their family members…

Collaboration secures funding for Sixties Scoop Network

August 12, 2022

We are excited to announce the Sixties Scoop Network (SSN) in collaboration with KAIROS Canada has successfully secured funding from the Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation. As a recipient, this funding will further support the Bigwen 60s Scoop Healing Initiatives and…