(Ottawa, ON) November 4, 2021 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) wishes to thank local Ottawa Indigenous arts and craft store and online retailer Beaded Dreams for their unwavering support. Beaded Dreams donated more than $7000 from the sale of Orange Shirts to create greater awareness about the Residential School System and its impacts on Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Their donation will help in the development and printing of educational resources at the LHF.

Beaded Dreams is a family company that Kim Vincent’s parents opened in 1994. As a family that spent summers on the Pow Wow trail, Kim’s parents would sell handmade goods. In 1994, they decided to set up shop at 426 Bank Street in Ottawa’s Centretown neighbourhood. They’ve gained a loyal following of customers, in the process of supporting Indigenous artists and local charities that serve Indigenous Peoples. Beaded Dreams is an ongoing supporter of the LHF and their dedication to community and quality has made them a successful business in the nation’s capital.

Beaded Dreams is open 7 days a week and they sell a range of items in-store and online including: jewelry, moccasins and mitts, dreamcatchers, handmade soaps and candles, smudge medicines, books, stones and crystals, craft supplies and Indigenous art while supporting Indigenous artists through in-store artist spotlight events.

The LHF is a national, indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada for over 21 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential and Day School Systems and subsequent Sixties Scoop on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to promote hope and healing in Canada. The LHF works to encourage people to address discrimination and injustice in order to contribute to the equity, dignity, and respectful treatment of Indigenous Peoples and to foster Reconciliation.

LHF also has curriculum from K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, Workshops and Training aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Sixties Scoop, and the links to the high rates of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate racism and foster Reconciliation in Canada.