A survivor of the Sixties Scoop who was taken from his home in Northern Manitoba 50 years ago, is returning for the first time.

Jonathan Hooker was taken from Moose Lake in 1975 when he was just 18 months old and adopted by a New Zealand couple.

His journey to reconnect with his roots began when he took an ancestry test and was contacted by his half-sister.

Hooker says he was never really aware of his journey until a few years ago.

“I always knew I was adopted. I guess up until a couple of years ago, I didn’t really fully understand how it all played out,” said Hooker. “I didn’t know anything about the Sixties Scoop until about five years ago and then in the last year or so, really learned how it all played out.”

Hooker met his biological mother for the very first time as he arrived

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