(Ottawa, ON) February 24, 2022 The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to announce that its latest exhibition on Indian Day Schools is now available to communities, organizations, educators, conference planners, and others, to book for free for their next meeting, event, conference, and/or to augment existing programming. The travelling exhibition titled, Indian Day Schools in Canada: An Introduction has been added to the LHF’s National Catalogue of Educational Resources and Exhibitions and is the first of its kind on this subject.

Over 200,000 Indigenous children attended the 669 federally-operated institutions established and funded by the Canadian Government called Indian Day Schools yet little is known about this important piece of Canadian history. Curated to raise awareness and to educate the public on the subject, this exhibition provides an overview and seeks to answer questions and to augment research and resources on Indian Day Schools. This exhibition project was funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, Museums Assistance Program and in part, by the Legacy of Hope Foundation.

“It took years for the subject of Residential Schools to become known and for actions supporting Reconciliation to be implemented. In those years, no one was talking about the Indian Day Schools, but it was always there in the background, the elephant in the room if you will,” said Ms. Teresa Edwards, LHF Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel. “When Survivors started talking about the Day Schools, we knew it was time to produce an exhibition to expand on that interest. This new exhibition is now available and free to hosts across Canada and we are excited to get it out in the community,” Ms. Edwards added.

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.

The LHF is working on making its exhibitions available online. LHF also has curriculum from K-12 to adults, along with Activity Guides, Workshops and Podcasts aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Sixties Scoop, and other colonial acts of oppression. To donate, or for more information about the LHF, please visit the website at www.legacyofhope.ca. LHF Charitable number is 863471520RR0001.

For media inquiries:
Teresa Edwards, B.A. JD.
Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Phone: 613-237-4806 Ext. 303 info@legacyofhope.ca