Sixties Scoop apology ‘brings hope,’ Manitoba survivor says – CBC

Apology without change ‘meaningless’ says head of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Jun 18, 2015

A small drum circle formed and a prayer was offered ahead of Manitoba’s official apology to indigenous people caught in what is known as the Sixties Scoop — the first such apology by a province for Canada’s former practice of forced adoption and relocation.

Manitoba’s Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson asked Geraldine Shingoose, a residential school survivor, to the podium during a noontime gathering at the Manitoba Legislature on Thursday.

“I was asked to come here and say special prayers on this special day, historical day, this beautiful day with all these beautiful survivors standing here with their families supporting them, their friends,” Shingoose said.

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