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WWII ends. Residential Schools are in a state of grave disrepair. At the same time, the war had brought human rights and bigotry into public consciousness. Attention soon fell on First Nations communities and the poverty and social ills resulting from generations of colonialism and the Indian Residential School system.

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As residential schools close, thousands of Indigenous children are removed from their families and placed in non-Indigenous foster or adoption homes. Many children are placed outside of Canada.

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Major changes are made to the Indian Act, including a ban on alcohol consumption, greater autonomy for bands, and an end to the prohibition of ceremonies and dances. The changes also give the provinces jurisdiction over the welfare of Indigenous children. Child welfare workers begin removing Indigenous children from their families and communities.

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The 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights is passed. This affirmed the right to equality before the law for all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples.

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Indigenous people are granted the right to vote in federal elections without relinquishing their Indian status.

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The Department of Indian Affairs assumes responsibility for the remaining residential schools.

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For decades, the children of Wabaseemoong had been taken by the Children's Aid Society, sometimes by the bus load. BY the end of the 1980s, a third of the community's children are in foster care.

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The federal government creates the First Nations Child and Family Services program, which gives the power to administer child and family services according to provincial and territorial legislation.

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Wabaseemong Band Council passes a resolution that forbids the Children's Aid Society from entering the reserve. Community members stand guard at the reserve boundary to prevent any more of their children from being taken.

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Class action lawsuits on behalf of Sixties Scoop survivors are pursued against provincial governments in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
It's significant because many families had their children literally taken from their homes and villages without their knowledge or consent.