Jun 23 2008
The Bandwagon, Native Adoptions & the 60′s Scoop
The Bandwagon gives voice to the tens of thousands of children who, in the 1960’s through 80’s, were literally scooped from their homes without the consent and in many cases without the knowledge of their parents or communities. The film crew will travel from Band to Band across Canada interviewing the children affected by this policy. Placing their stories within the context of their communities. Chiefs and Elders will give their personal perspectives of their cultural history and solutions for the future. Professionals in the field of child welfare will be engaged to provide a modern perspective to the issue of aboriginal children in care. The focus of the film will be to first uncover the root motivations behind the creation of the policy of forced native adoptions. We will answer the question of why this happened, and at what cost. The Bandwagon will then examine traditional methods of raising children with an emphasis on the unique and varied cultures that each territory offers. Finally, the film will study how individual First Nation territories are dealing with nativeadoptions and foster care today. With the purpose of suggesting a working model that could be applied to all communities across Canada. This film project is open to all. Feel free to join the bandwagon as we travel from sea to sea. As a cooperatively owned film your support will be greatly appreciated.
Email us info@fallenfeatherproductions.com to join The Bandwagon.
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Weytk Everyone: I am a former Child in Care part of the 60′s scoop. I have been invovled and supportive of the Bandwagon project. This is a story that needs to be told in the wake of the Federal government apology in the House of Commons (even though it wasnt offically in session if you noticed they adjourned then went into committee) The Federal and Provincial governments genocidal policies to kill the Indian in the child did not end with the residential schools it continued with the 60′s scoop with today 50% of children in care of the Provincial government are aboriginal.
Our commnutiy in 1980 established our own child welfare legislation based upon our customary laws, we are the only Indian community in Canada with this legislation. We have been continually under fire from both the Federal government and Provincial government to agree to the delegation of provnical law for our children. We will not.
This film project is critical as it will tell a story of how the residential school system after 100 years of continued genocide did not kill the Indian in the child.
We are alive, we have survived now we must take our rightful place in the family of the world. We must be prepared to do whatever it takes to have our title and rights recognized by the world; people the time is now.
As this project unfolds there is another group travelling across Canada but on foot; they are the Walk4justice2008 a group of women who are seeking justice for the 3000 women who are deemed missing and murdered across Canada. They too are survivors of the genocide of Canada, they can be contacted at walk4justice2008@yahoo.ca check out their route and support them in whatever way you can, these are mothers, grandmothers, aunts, daughters, sisters and niecies who have been battered by the system. Help them
In the spirit of our children who died before they could come home, let us work together to educate the Pulic of Canada.
Kukpi7 Christian