Kamloops library hosts national exhibit on Sixties Scoop

KAMLOOPS — Residents can learn more about a less-known part of Indigenous history today by visiting Bi-Giwen: Coming Home – Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop – a national travelling exhibit that will be on display in the TNRD building downtown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday (June 4).

“The Sixties Scoop” is a term that refers to government practices from the 1950s to 1980s that led to an unknown number of children of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit descent being taken from their communities by child intervention services. They were placed in foster care or adopted out to non-Indigenous families. As a result, many children lost touch with their families, communities, culture, and traditional language. Many children experienced abuse, mistreatment, and neglect.

The goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness of the Sixties Scoop and to shine light on the rippling, intergenerational effects the practice had on Indigenous people.

The exhibit is free to attend and will only be in Kamloops on Saturday until 5 p.m. The exhibit is located at 465 Victoria Street.