My father was a Sixties Scoop survivor who was taken to residential school in Manitoba. (Submitted by Alexander Redhead)I sometimes felt a quiet emotional distance between us — not because he didn’t love me, but because he had grown up in residential school without consistent safety or affection. My father didn’t have a choice. It was about listening to the child in front of me, and the child my father once was. A national 24-hour Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available at 1-866-925-4419 for emotional and crisis referral services for survivors and those affected.

Source: CBC News January 25, 2026 16:33 UTC