'60s Scoop

• ’60s Scoop survivors demand action on 10th anniversary of provincial apology

  Ten years ago, Premier Greg Sellinger issued an apology in the legislature for Manitoba's role in the Sixties Scoop. But many survivors feel it didn’t go far enough.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2025
  
• ‘We’re still broken’: Métis 60s Scoop ruling offers justice to some, not all

  A federal court ruling offers hope to some Métis 60s Scoop survivors, bringing partial justice, but leaving many others still waiting to be recognized.

  Canada

  May 7, 2025
  
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• The Southern Chiefs’ Organization launches campaign aimed at ’60s Scoop

  The Southern Chiefs' Organization launched a campaign called Stronger than the Scoop on Wednesday to help members of SCO nations heal from the effects of the '60s Scoop.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2024
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• ‘A miracle’: Sisters separated by ’60s Scoop meet for first time in Vancouver

  Sisters Nita and Brandy Quill met for the first time at a SkyTrain station in Vancouver last week, more than 30 years after they were separated during the '60s Scoop.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2024
• ‘Something we grew up with’: Podcast highlights impact of ’60s scoop

  An Indigenous, women-led podcast, 'Spilling Labrador Tea Under Cedar Trees,' has launched its third season, centering on the child welfare system and impacts of the '60s scoop.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2023
• Organization aims to move reconciliation forward in southern Alberta

  The Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society is a grassroots group taking action to move towards reconciliation.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
• Federal Court certifies class action for off-reserve Indigenous kids in foster care

  The Federal Court of Canada ruled the class period will cover from Jan. 1, 1992 to Dec. 31, 2019, which the plaintiffs call the period the "Millennium Scoop."

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2022
• ‘Beginning to speak our truth’: Sixties Scoop exhibit arrives in Vancouver from Alberta

  The exhibit is the first of its kind in Canada, featuring the oral testimonies of 12 survivors of the '60s Scoop.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2022
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• Mawita’jik Competition Pow Wow 2022 brings First Nations dancers, drummers to N.S.

  The competition pow wow called Mawita'jik -- meaning ‘let us gather’ in Mi’kmaw – brought performers from about 15 nations, from as far as North Dakota.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2022
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• ‘Breathe life into our own laws’: Visions for the future of Indigenous child welfare in B.C.

  After years of criticism and overrepresentation of Indigenous youth in care, British Columbia is in the midst of major reform in First Nations, Inuit and Métis child welfare.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2022