4. Indian Act & Family Separation

Learn more about the Indian Act and government policies, and their lasting impact on K’ómoks communities. This course also includes residential schools, the Sixties Scoop, child welfare systems, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). 

Please note this content may be difficult for Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners, but this painful history demonstrates the strength and resilience of our people.

The Indian Act
Government Restrictions & Systems
Family Separation
Sixties Scoop & Modern Child Welfare
MMIWG
Coping Strategies & Intergenerational Trauma
TRC
Learning Reflections