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The Sixties Scoop: Why This History Still Matters
Anne Harding Anne Harding

The Sixties Scoop: Why This History Still Matters

As the descendant of a Sixties Scoop Survivor, I have always been careful about how I speak about this history. I do not share my mother’s story on her behalf, and I do not attempt to summarize the full depth of trauma experienced by Survivors. Instead, I share from my own lived experience as someone shaped by the intergenerational impacts of the Sixties Scoop.

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