(Ottawa, ON) September 16, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to congratulate Adam North Peigan on his appointment as the new Board of Directors President. Adam has been an active LHF Board member for 2 years and brings with him decades of experience as an Indigenous rights advocate, activist and leader.

Mr. North Peigan is from the Piikani First Nation in Treaty 7 territory and currently lives in Edmonton. Throughout his career, Adam has advocated for Indigenous Programs and Services in Health, Child and Family, Employment and Training, Education, Housing, Justice, and Reconciliation. He has years of experience in governance from being on multiple Indigenous Boards and Committees in British Columbia and in Alberta.

Adam has held positions of leadership as the Senior Administrator for the Tsawwassen First Nation in BC, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Wesley First Nations in Morley, and the CEO of the Canadian Native Friendship Center in Edmonton. Adam is a Traditional Pow Wow Dancer and he has traveled across Canada and the United States participating in traditional and spiritual celebrations. Currently, Adam is the President of the Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta. Under Adam’s leadership, the Society works closely with Governments to foster Reconciliation efforts for Survivors.

“I am honored to be elected as the Legacy of Hope Foundation’s Board of Directors President. I am thankful for the opportunity to help lead the organization and carry on the work of my predecessors. I look forward to continuing to help guide the organization to educate and share with Canadians the history and impacts of the Residential School System, the Sixties Scoop and other colonial acts of oppression so that we can address racism and improve relationships among all Peoples in Canada,” said newly elected LHF Board President, Adam North Peigan.

Mr. North Peigan is a Sixties Scoop Survivor and his story is included in the LHF’s exhibition, Bi-Giwen: Coming Home – Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop. This exhibition raises awareness and educates Canadians on the Sixties Scoop, where Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their homes and families for placement in foster homes or for adoption with non-Indigenous families. He has been a guest on LHF’s podcast series – Indigenous Roots and Hoots. To listen to Adam’s interview please visit bit.ly/rootsnhoots

This year also marks the LHF’s 20-year anniversary of working towards healing and Reconciliation in Canada. The LHF is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization whose goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential School System, Sixties Scoop, Day Schools etc. on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities in order to promote healing and to address racism. For the past two decades, the organization has developed impactful educational resources, and exhibitions that can be hosted free of charge across Canada.

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