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Sixties Scoop Cover Image Book Book

Sixties Scoop / by Erin Nicks.

Nicks, Erin, (author.).

Summary:

"Discusses the removal on Indigenous children from their families, the reasons behind their removal, their lives in foster care, and the feeling of loss felt by many adoptees as a result of being raised in a non-Indigenous family."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781773086446 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour portraits ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Canada : Beech Street Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Assimilation -- Why the scoop happened -- Loss of identity -- The adopt Indian Métis program -- Lasting effects -- The government's response -- Glossary -- To learn more.

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Subject: Interracial adoption > Canada > Juvenile literature.
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Native peoples > Canada > Government relations > Juvenile literature.
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Indigenous peoples > Cultural assimilaiton > Canada > Juvenile literature.
Topic Heading: First Nations.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Castlegar Public Library JIND 362.734089 NIC (Text) 35146002173045 Junior Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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