Book review: Love, loss and finding your people in Métis memoir

In “Finding Otipemisiwak: The People Who Own Themselves” by Andrea Currie, the author shares her personal journey of reclaiming her Métis identity after being a victim of the Sixties Scoop, a brutal system of child theft that affected many Indigenous people in Canada. Through her story, readers gain insight into the devastating impacts of cultural genocide and the ongoing process of healing for survivors. Currie’s memoir sheds light on the individual experiences of those affected by the Scoop and serves as a powerful reminder of the atrocities committed in the name of assimilation.

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