"Sixties Scoop" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Sixties Scoop [canonical]
Etymology: Coined in the research paper Native Children and the Child Welfare System by Patrick Johnston in 1983. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Sixties Scoop}} the Sixties Scoop
  1. (Canada, historical) The government practice of forcibly taking Aboriginal children away from their families to be brought up in foster care or adopted into white families, which occurred from the late 1950s until the 1980s. Wikipedia link: Sixties Scoop Tags: Canada, historical
    Sense id: en-Sixties_Scoop-en-name-R03jbFMg Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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