Colleen Cardinal is Nehiyaw Iskwew from Onihcikiskowapowin Saddle Lake First Nation Alberta, daughter of a residential school survivor, 60s scoop adoptee and MMIWG family member and social justice activist organizer. She is co-founder of the National Indigenous Survivors of Child Welfare Network and has successfully organized two national Indigenous Adoptee Gatherings in 2014 and 2015. Colleen is the proud mother of four grown children and enjoys spending all her free time with her grandchildren.
"Offers a window through which readers can see why cultural
suppression is such a dark chapter in Canada's history."--Winnipeg
Free Press
"With Canadians slowly awakening to the reality of the 60s Scoop
and its ongoing repercussions, Cardinal's inspiring work here is
essential reading and will be an integral resource for generations
to come."--Waubgeshig Rice, author of Legacy
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