Foreword

Dear First Peoples Child & Family Review Community,

I am proud to present this special issue devoted to the “Sixties Scoop” and Indigenous child welfare in Canada, in collaboration with the Thunderbird Circle (Indigenous Social Work Educators’ Network) of the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE). I was overjoyed by the positive response to our Call for Papers and we received a large number of submissions. Thank you to all of those who submitted their manuscripts for this issue. The FPCFR team went forward with eight manuscripts, ranging from creative submissions to academic publications to personal stories. Thank you to all of the peer reviewers who provided thoughtful feedback and to the authors for sharing their knowledge, experiences and stories.

In the coming year, we look forward to working on 12(1), a general call for papers, and 12(2). Since many people in the country will be celebrating Canada’s 150^th birthday, we have an opportunity to reflect on what 150 years means to each of us in Canada. As we all advance our own worldviews, we invite submissions for 12(2) that focus on what we have accomplished for Indigenous children in the past 150 years. We hope to receive many more submissions and look forward to another fantastic year with the FPCFR!

In good spirit,

Andrea Auger