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

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 Indi...