(Ottawa, ON) – June 28, 2023 – On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Manise Young. Manise is the Lab Head, for books at Library and Archives Canada (LAC). She and Gordon sit down to discuss the importance of preserving important historical documents, so that Canadians can continue to have access to them for generations to come. In this interview, Manise shares specifically about her experiences treating the Robinson-Huron Treaty, Treaty 9, and Treaty 11.

Manise is a woman who loves her work. Beginning as a Preservation Technician, Manise was responsible for the care and preservation of collections, including books, newspapers, works of art, and Treaties signed between the Crown and various First Nations such as the Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) and the Numbered Treaties, Treaty 9 (1905-1906) and Treaty 11(1921-1922). During her 22 year career at Library and Archives Canada, Manise has had the opportunity to engage with the Treaties, through conservation treatments, travelling with the Treaties back to their home Territories, and facilitating engagement and viewing sessions with communities and living descendants of the original signatories.

Manise shares about the code of ethics involved in her work, and the creativity that goes into preserving as much of the original documents as is possible. As a conservator, historian, mother to two young daughters, and settler ally, Manise is deeply moved by the need to raise awareness about the work of Reconciliation, and to practice the act of Reconciliation through her work.

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The LHF is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada for over 23 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 Child Welfare System 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 Canadians 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 has close to 30 educational exhibitions that promote awareness of Indigenous history that are free to borrow and is working on making exhibitions available online. LHF also has curriculum for K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, Workshops and Training, 2 Podcast series, all aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Child Welfare System, and other colonial acts of oppression.. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate ongoing racism against Indigenous Peoples.

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Legacy of Hope Foundation
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