Ottawa, ON) November 4, 2021— The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is honoured to be the recipients of Hope Drost’s fundraising proceeds from her homemade orange bracelet project. Hope is a 13-year-old member of the Beaver Lake CreeNation, in Alberta. Her generous donation will help support furthering resources for Survivors across Canada.

“We are so grateful for Hope’s fundraising initiative,” said Teresa Edwards, Executive Director and In-House Counsel at the LHF. “We are especially heartened that a young person would feel moved to start a project to benefit our organization,” she said. “The proceeds of Hope’s fundraiser will go directly towards developing new resources that will support Survivors in their healing; what an incredible act of generosity and kindness,” Teresa continued.

For over 21 years, the LHF has been an Indigenous-led charitable organization, striving to raise awareness regarding both, past and present discriminatory issues. Working towards reconciliation, the LHF promotes healing across Canada. The LHF educates communities on the consequences of Residential Schools, Sixties Scoop, the Day School System and other colonial acts of oppression on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Peoples.

The LHF has 25 exhibitions that are available for loan for free. One of these insightful and educational exhibitions is, Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives, that includes Survivors’ Oral Testimonies. To access the project, please visit: https://legacyofhope.ca/project/escapingrs/ The video is virtually animated and examines the experiences and injustices of Survivors of the Residential School System. It highlights the impacts of racial injustices in Canadian communities. The LHF is working on making its other exhibitions also available online.

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, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, etc. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as educate against racism and foster Reconciliation across Canada.