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Project Opikihiwawin and the Sixties Scoop: How White Parents Helped Their Adopted Children Connect With Their Indigenous Heritage

Project Opikihiwawin and the Sixties Scoop: How White Parents Helped Their Adopted Children Connect With Their Indigenous Heritage

Simmonds, Cheryl
McKay, Jamie

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Indigenous StudiesPregnancy & Adoption

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 1038343046
ISBN13: 9781038343048
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: Jun 4 2025
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
For decades, Indigenous children in Canada were taken from their families and placed in foster care or adopted into non-Indigenous homes-a practice most well-known as the Sixties Scoop but one that began years before and continues long after. Many of these children grew up disconnected from their cultures, languages, and communities. In response, a group of adoptive parents in Manitoba founded Project Opikihiwawin, a groundbreaking initiative to help their children reconnect with their Indigenous heritage.

Through parent support groups, children's programs, cultural gatherings, and partnerships with Indigenous Elders and communities, Project Opikihiwawin became a resource for connection and cultural learning. Written from the perspective of an adoptive parent, Project Opikihiwawin and the Sixties Scoop shares the history, challenges, and triumphs of the project, offering a deeply personal look at the impact of cross-cultural adoption and the resilience of Indigenous identity.

Jamie McKay describes her experiences with Project Opikihiwawin from her perspective as one of the Indigenous adoptees.

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