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60S SCOOP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Indigenous Peoples (General)
- Family Law (common law)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sixties scoop
1, record 1, English, sixties%20scoop
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- 60's scoop 2, record 1, English, 60%27s%20scoop
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sixties scoop is a term that refers to the Canadian practice of fostering or adopting out First Nations children at high rates into non-indigenous families between the 1960s [and] the late 1980s. It has been estimated that 16,000 indigenous children were a part of the sixties scoop, who, as a result, experienced a loss of cultural identity, their families, histories, and status. The assimilationist practice was noted to have formally ended in the 1980s. 2, record 1, English, - sixties%20scoop
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 1960’s scoop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
- Droit autochtone
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rafle des années 60
1, record 1, French, rafle%20des%20ann%C3%A9es%2060
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rafle des années 1960 2, record 1, French, rafle%20des%20ann%C3%A9es%201960
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rafle des années 60 [...] est une politique gouvernementale [canadienne] responsable de l'enlèvement de milliers d'enfants autochtones de leur famille pour les faire adopter par des familles [non autochtones] au Canada, et, à un moindre degré, aux États-Unis et en Europe, entre 1960 et 1980. Plus de 20,000 enfants auraient été touchés. 3, record 1, French, - rafle%20des%20ann%C3%A9es%2060
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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