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Canadian First Nations People Win Significant Forced Adoptions Settlement

After court ruling, Canada negotiates settlement with '60s Scoop survivors in ‘first step’ toward reconciliation with Indigenous victims.

Canadian First Nations People Win Significant Forced Adoptions Settlement
"60s Scoop Forum & Rally" which aimed to bring awarEness to the Brown & Commanda class action lawsuit and the survivors of the 60s/Millenia Scoop (Crystal Luxmore / Facebook)

On October 6, the Canadian government announced a provisional agreement with survivors of a Crown-Indigenous Affairs child welfare policy that resulted in an unknown number of illegal removals and adoptions of First Nations children. Nicknamed “the Sixties Scoop,” the policy replaced the mandatory residential boarding school system as a means of forcibly assimilating Indigenous Canadians. Residential boarding school survivors previously settled a class action lawsuit in 2007.

Fighting back tears, Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett made the announcement. The settlement worth some Can$800 million (US$600 million) puts an end to years of contentious legal action under the direction of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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