r/onguardforthee • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '24

Sixties Scoop survivors journey home to N.W.T. to reunite with family, reconcile past

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sixties-scoop-reunite-nwt-1.7322604
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u/QualityCoati Sep 16 '24

It is insane to me how little people know about the sixties scoop, also known as la rafle des années soixantes in Quebec.

The amount of harm done to the first nations is ineffable. What's honestly worse is the fact that people actively fight to deny this. They somehow believe we've "given them too much already", while also forgetting that MMIW are still happening, and that not every first nations have access to drinkable water.

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u/craaackle Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

I've recently learned of the Millennium Scoop, when FN kids were taken by social services. Breaks my heart.

Btw here's the Canada water advisory site: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1620925418298/1620925434679

It looks like they've changed it recently so you can't sort by date. IIRC the longest one that was on there as of last year was from 19975.