Intimate Integration A History of the Sixties Scoop and the Colonization of Indigenous Kinship by Allyson Stevenson 9781487520458

Privileging Indigenous voices and experiences, Intimate Integration documents the rise and fall of North American transracial adoption projects, including the Adopt Indian and Metis Project and the Indian Adoption Project. Allyson D. Stevenson argues that the integration of adopted Indian and Metis children mirrored the new direction in post-war Indian policy and welfare services. She illustrates how the removal of Indigenous children from their families and communities took on increasing political and social urgency, contributing to what we now call the “Sixties Scoop.” Making profound contributions to the history of settler colonialism in Canada, Intimate Integration sheds light on the complex reasons behind persistent social inequalities in child welfare. About the AuthorAllyson D. Stevenson is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina.AwardsShort-listed for Wilson Institute for Canadian History Book Award 2022 (Canada) and Rasmussen & Co. Indigenous Peoples’ Writing Award Saskatchewan Book Awards 2022 (Canada) and 2022 PROSE Award awarded by the American Association of Publishers 2022 (United States).Book InformationISBN 9781487520458Author Allyson StevensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 520gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm