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| Chief Marcia Brown Martel |
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| Supporters of Sixties Scoop Claim |
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| Mitagaming First Nation Supporters |
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| All Nations Drum Group |
By: Christine Smith-McFarlane
After
seven years of delays, Sixties Scoop Survivors finally got their day in court. With an opening with Toronto community Elder Pauline Shirt, around 200
people rallied outside Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto before heading down to
the courthouse at 361 University Avenue on August 23, 2016
The
Sixties Scoop refers to a period starting in the 1960’s until the early 1980’s
in which 16,000 First Nations children were taken from their families and
placed into non-native foster/adoptive homes. This practice often occurred
without the children’s parents consent and the homes they were placed in caused
many individuals to lose their culture, traditions and practices. Some experienced
overt racism, as well as psychological and physical abuse.
This event gives those in attendance at this rally and those who are no longer with us a voice and an opportunity to show the government that their history of continued assimilation of First Nations children is not acceptable in any way.
(all photos are taken by Christine Smith (McFarlane)
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