June 26, 2020

Sixties Scoop survivors receive cheques but still looking for healing support

Author: Lenard Monkman

Over the past few weeks, thousands of people have received $21,000 interim payments from the Sixties Scoop settlement, but for some adoptees, the money is just one step toward a lifetime healing journey.
"It's still impacting me," said Gord Bluesky, a Sixties Scoop adoptee.
"And more than anything, it'll continually be a pain in my heart. It's not something that can be resolved in a settlement payment. This will always be a piece of me that will never ever be restored."
The settlement agreement,