National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada Announces 2025 Grant Recipients

Akwesasne, Ontario September 15, 2025

At the National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada’s Annual General Meeting, held in Toronto on July 23,2025, the Volunteer Board of Directors unanimously approved the Foundation’s fifth annual grant program.

(Board of Directors, Staff, Elder Sanderson and guests at 2025 AGM in Toronto)
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‍We are proud to announce 18 successful grant recipients whose projects are rooted in healing, cultural reclamation, and support for Survivors of the Sixties Scoop and their families. These community-led initiatives span across Canada, reflecting the diversity, strength, and innovation of healing work in our communities. 
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2025 Grant Recipients
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Bigstone Community Health Society (LRA)
Sixties Scoop Survivors and Family Healing Initiative 
$235,000
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Brandon Friendship Centre 
Reconnections to OUR Culture 
$214,260

Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies 
Making the Link: Finding and Supporting Federally Sentenced Sixties Scoop Survivors 
$220,000

Canadian Disability Resource Society & Indigenous Wellness Training Society 
Indigenous Wellness Cultural Wisdom Exchange 
$132,500

Canadian Roots Exchange(Indigenous Youth Roots) 
Healing and Belonging; Funding Stream via Indigenous Youth Roots’ Creation Program 
$115,000

Centre for International Sustainable Development and Law & Voices of Future Generations Children’s Initiative 
Voices of Future Generations Children’s Initiative 
$231,055

First Light Friendship Centre 
Land As Medicine: Healing Pathways for Sixties Scoop Survivors 
$96,200

Hull Services 
Grass Roots Sixties Scoop Healing Our Spirit Walk 
$10,000

Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke 
Tetewá:neren: We are all connected 
$200,000

Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre 
Healing with Culture 
$198,350

Kermode Friendship Society 
Homecoming Project 
$100,000

Legacy of Hope Foundation 
Full Circle: Return to Culture, Healing, Thriving & Prosperity 
$130,729

Nenqayni Wellness Centre 
Nenqayni Cultural Wellness Week 
$242,650

Riverton and District Friendship Centre 
Rattle: A Sixties Scoop Play 
$120,465

Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre 
Northern Echoes: Reclaiming Our Stories and Traditions 
$40,306

The Evermore Centre 
Kin Keepers: Honoring Those Who Hold the Family Together 
$26,814

University of Regina 
Healing on the Land with Horses 
$184,844

Volcano Theatre 
Waiting for Godot; Inuktitut 
$88,000

Total Amount Awarded: $2,586,173

‍These programs create culturally safe spaces of healing, reconnection, and resilience. Each reflects the enduring strength of Survivors and their families and is deeply grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. We look forward to witnessing the impact of these initiatives as they unfold throughout the year. To view our previous grant recipients here are the announcements: 
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2021 Grant Recipients
2022 Grant Recipients
2023 Grant Recipients
2024 Grant Recipients

In the spirit of healing, restoration, and solidarity:
gilakas'la, kinanâskomitin, marsee, marsi cho, migwetch, nia:wen, niaut,nakummek, nakirmiik, tshinashkumitin, wela’lin, tiawenhk, wliwni, tiniki, limlimpt, merci, thank you.
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‍With gratitude,
The Volunteer Board of Directors
National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada
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Shirley Cardinal, Chair
Troy MacBeth Abromaitis, Treasurer
Mary John, Secretary
Chris Wagg, Director
Eric Phillips, Director
Danelle St-Laurent, Director
Kukpi7 Michael Christian, Director