Sixties Scoop survivors hold healing event at Fort Calgary

Survivors of the Sixties Scoop and their families held a healing event in Calgary Friday. The event included talks from Elders, music, a walk – and a meal at Fort Calgary. It was sponsored by Hull Services and the Coming Home Sixties Scoop Healing Walk Committee. The Sixties Scoop was a mass removal of Indigenous children from their homes into the child welfare system. Organizers said it's important to increase the awareness of long-lasting effects over several generations. "You have to se