Dark Cloud hopes to raise awareness of the Sixties Scoop by telling his story at talks and film screeningsDark Cloud, now 53 and living in Bristol, England is the last known surviving first nation member of his Native American tribe, the Chippewa tribe.
He hopes by sharing his story he will be able to keep his tribe's name alive, connect with others who shared the same experience and deepen understanding of this period in history. "One of my sisters was adopted and died in a house fire and my other sister was adopted but is on the run, so no-one knows where she is.
Once he became sober he travelled to back to Canada in 2018 using his life savings to connect with his roots for the first time.His British parents named him Douglas when he was a child Despite this initial resentment, he said they treated him like family, took him in and shared their culture, creating what he described as a "bittersweet" bond.An eagle feather, a blessed drum, a smoking pipe, a rattle, braided sweet grass, sage, cedar and tobacco to be used for smudging and a turquoise stone.Dark Cloud handed me some of the items and described how each one was to be used in a ceremony but said: "You're not allowed to touch the feather. No one is.
The Canadian government has said it has invested CA$50m to bring a "meaningful resolution" to the "painful legacy" of the Sixties Scoop through its Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation.
Sad but great story.The father of current PM Justin Trudeau's father Pierre was PM for 15yrs of the residential schools .All Justin has done is throw money at the first nation's people and blame the Catholic church.
This is bullshit. The Chippewa First Nation is a 30 minute drive from where I live.