Jocelyn's Podcast Answer 2

The speaker reflects on the Star Spangled Banner and asks what issues or concepts have resonated with the audience. They mention a presentation about Indigenous peoples growing up in foster care, specifically the 60s Scoop and the Millennial Scoop, where Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families and placed in white foster homes. The speaker shares a personal connection to this issue as their own mother was part of the 60s Scoop. They explain how this trauma affected their upbringing as they were placed in white homes and disconnected from their culture and community. Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Continuing with question number two, so let us begin. What issues or concepts have resonated with you? Oh sorry, also I just wanted to acknowledge the music that I just used, which was Red Rock Woman by Young Spirits. Continuing with question two, what issues or concepts resonated with you? One part of the course that really stood out to me was Adam and his team's presentation on Indigenous peoples growing up in foster care, particularly their discussion of the 60s Scoop and the Millennial Scoop. For those of you who may not be familiar, the 60s Scoop refers to a period from the 1960s to the 1980s when Indigenous children were forcibly taken from their families and communities and placed into predominantly white foster homes or adopted by non-Indigenous families. This practice continued into the 1990s and is known as the Millennial Scoop, with similar policies affecting many Indigenous children well into the 21st century. This issue resonated deeply with me because my own mother was part of the 60s Scoop. Thankfully she was adopted by my Scottish grandparents who were incredibly loving. Rest in peace to my grandfather who just passed away on October 23rd. The trauma of being removed from her birth family combined with the effects of intergenerational trauma made it difficult for her to raise my brother and I in a stable and healthy environment. So as a result, my brother and I found ourselves moving throughout the foster care, often placed in white homes. So we were disconnected from our culture and community.