Alberta to hold public sessions to gather information for ’60s Scoop apology
EDMONTON — Alberta is crafting a formal apology to Indigenous people for the infamous ’60s Scoop.
Children’s Services Minister Danielle Larivee says the government will hold six sessions around the province starting later this month to hear from survivors.
Larivee says the information will form the foundation of a formal government apology and guide future actions on reconciliation and healing.
Starting in the 1960s, an estimated 20,000 Indigenous children were taken by child-welfare agents and put into the care of non-Indigenous families in Canada and the United States.