Sixties Scoop
Books, Fiction
Indian Killer
By Sherman Alexie, 2008.
From Amazon.com: "The main character is an Indian serial killer who incites racial tension by murdering whites in retribution for his people's history. The killer leaves clear signs of his motives by scalping his victims, and leaving feathers as gestures of Indian defiance. The killer is a conflicted creation--raised by loving white parents, but twisted by loss of his identity as an Indian." (Grade 9 and up)
Film & Video
Red Road Preview 1
YouTube (2:25 mins)
A preview if the movie Red Road about the Sixties Scoop. Warning: explicit content. (Grade 9 and up)
Red Road Preview 2
YouTube (1:42 mins)
A preview if the movie Red Road about the Sixties Scoop. Warning: explicit content. (Grade 9 and up)
Websites
Origins Canada: Supporting Those Separated By Adoption
This website provides information on the Sixties Scoop, a references list of scoop material, and additional resources about adoption as it relates to Aboriginal communities. (Grade 9 and up)
Southern Manitoba First Nations Repatriation Program
This website is dedicated to repatriating Manitoba First Nation people separated by forced adoption with their families. (Grade 9 and up)
Stolen Nation
This website details personal stories of forced adoption and includes the stories of prominent First Nation and Metis figures in Canada. (Grade 9 and up)
News Article
The Sixties Scoop: How Canada’s “Best Intentions” Proved Catastrophic
By Lloyd Dolha, March 2009.
An article from First Nations Drum: Canada’s National Native Newspaper regarding the Sixties Scoop. (Gr 9 and up)