(Warning: sensitive topics — abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, sexual abuse)

  1. Investigate the child protections systems in your community. Are there separate protection systems for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children? If so, why do you think these exist and what are the differences?
  2. Research the Sixties Scoop. What was it? How did it get its name? How many children/adults are believed to have been affected? How is this issue being resolved today?

Curriculum Connections: Health (Mental Health, Well-Being, Healthy Families, Healthy Relationships), Canadian History, Civics and Careers, Indigenous Studies, Psychology