1. Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
By Suzanne Fournier & Ernie Crey

2. Suzanne Fournier
Suzanne Fournier is a journalist and B.C native spokesperson and activist with Cree heritage. She was also a stolen child herself.
1 minute Julie

3. Ernie Crey
Survivor of residential schools and foster care. Crey is the executive director of fisheries for B.C.’s Sto:lo Nation.
1 minute
Julie

4. Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing The Child Welfare System
The 1960’s, popularly referred to as the sixties scoop, was a period of time when thousands of Aboriginal children were apprehended by government social services across Canada and put into foster care with predominantly white families. This piece of literature uses personal anecdotes to illustrate the abuse, cultural disconnect, and the lasting effects of the overlap of Indian Residential Schools and sanctioned child abductions.
3 minutes + personal thoughts
Megan

5. Question 1
What is cultural genocide and how was it furthered among the aboriginal communities through legalized abduction of aboriginal children?
Kim splits them up into groups and go over what we are going to do. After 10 mins bring them

6. Question 2
What are the differences between aboriginal and non-aboriginal views on family relationships and parenting? How did the Canadian government and social services ignore these cultural differences?

7. Question 3
What is the symbolism in the article’s title “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?” What were your initial perspectives on the title before reading the article? What was your perspective on the title of the article after reading it? Was there a difference? Who is depicted as the “wolf” during this time period and why?

8. Question 4
What is the symbolism in the article’s title “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?” What were your initial perspectives on the title before reading the article? What was your perspective on the title of the article after reading it? Was there a difference? Who is depicted as the “wolf” during this time period and why?

9. Question 5
In comparing both of Joyce’s biological and adoptive mother’s stories, what ways did the government systems (social and adoptive services) fail Joyce, Glady, and Faith? How could have this situation, and many others like it have been dealt with more effectively?

10. Individual Portraits
Draw something that represents one of the main themes of the article surrounding the problems arising from the decades of legalized abduction of aboriginal children by the Canadian government.
Alanna

11. Mary Longman’s Art
A Plains Cree artist, produced a series of paintings to tell the story of her family of seven siblings, apprehended when the eldest was six and permanently separated into non-native foster and adoptive homes.
Julie

12. Separation
Megan

13. Exchange
Kim

14. Sixties Scoop
Alanna

15. “Watchdog says B.C. failed child”
Globe and Mail article highlights the other side of the issue: the repercussions of not removing aboriginal children from poor living situations.
After looking at the other side of the issue, how do you think social services should ensure that they are not wrongfully taking away children, but also that they are fulfilling their duty “to protect vulnerable children from abuse?”
Megan

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