Have your voices heard on still another 'inquiry'
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CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2021 Sixties Scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology Survivors' group, Murray Sinclair say more needed to uncover full number of children taken Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for a federal inquiry into the actions and policies of governments that led to thousands of Indigenous children being taken from their homes over four decades and placed with non-Indigenous families. "There have been studies on the Sixties Scoop, but we really haven't delved into how far-reaching the effects really are," said Katherine Legrange, volunteer co-ordinator with the 60s Scoop Legacy of Canada. An inquiry is needed to get a full account of the number of children taken, and the impacts on the lives of survivors and their families, said Legrange, a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits involving survivors. Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said many of the challenges facing Indigenous families that led to the apprehension of their children stemmed from the legacy of decades of the residential school system. "The children who were removed need to know they are not alone, but they also need to know that there were reasons for what happened that were not of their parents' making," he said in a release. The group wants a meeting with federal Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett to discuss an inquiry, as well as a national apology and a settlement for Métis and non-status survivors who were excluded from a 2017 class-action settlement. Canada's settlement agreement set aside $750 million to compensate First Nations and Inuit children who were removed from their homes and placed with non-Indigenous foster or adoptive parents between 1951 and 1991, and ended up losing their cultural identities. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sixties-scoop-survivors-call-for-national-inquiry-1.6127154 _____________________________________ If you've had enough of inquiries, compensations, repeat demands for inquiries and repeat demands for compensation, it's time you made your voice heard. Email Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and tell her NO MORE. The 7-year Truth & Reconciliation Commission, headed by, and staffed with indigenous-only members, has looked into all these issues and convinced Government to pay more than $3.5 Billion to the complainants as compensation with taxpayer monies. Enough. CC the Prime Minister's office. Honourable Carolyn Bennett Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations [email protected] The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada [email protected]