"Sixties Scoop" survivors launch class action lawsuit

He was born Dwayne Ivan Smoke on the Fishing Lakes First Nation in Saskatchewan. His adopted name is Wayne Snellgrove, and he's one of 1,800 people who have launched a class action lawsuit against the federal government. The group says it was harmed by the "sixties scoop," the practice where First Nations children were taken from their homes and placed with non-aboriginal families, under the government's Adopt Indian Metis program.
Snellgrove was taken from his mother on the day he was born. After a few years in government care he was adopted by the Snellgrove family in Pennsylvania. Although they supported him, he grew up dealing with racial bullying. He says his anger led him to abuse drugs.
When Snellgrove's adopted mother died, he turned his life around. He soon realized he had spent his life mourning his birth mother. That is when he tried to find her. 
"What do you say to your Mom for the first time? Other than, 'hi, I love you. I miss you,' just doesn't seem to cover it," says Snellgrove.
After finding his mother, Snellgrove says she explained what had happened to him.

"During my birth she lapsed into a diabetic coma and she was in a coma for 31 days. On the day of my birth they took me. And when she was well enough she went right back to the hospital where she gave birth to me and she asked for me. She wanted to take me home... She would come back day after day looking for me."
The lawsuit alleges the children suffered physical and psychological abuse because of the program. The group is seeking compensation.