(Ottawa, ON) Sept. 29, 2020 – The LHF is pleased to release this week’s episode of Indigenous Roots & Hoots, the LHF host, Gordon Spence, is joined by Mental Health Advocate and Counsellor, Angela Ashewasegai, where they discuss the impacts of the Sixties Scoop and her life experiences. To listen to Angela’s interview please visit https://bit.ly/rootsnhoots On Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rnhpodcasts

Currently living in Ottawa, Angela is a member of Henvey Inlet First Nation and works with individuals and groups as a Mental Health Advocate for Sixties Scoop Survivors. She studied English Literature at Carleton University, and later attended the Justice Institute of British Columbia to study Indigenous Focused Therapy and Complex Trauma. Angela focuses on creating positive lifestyle changes towards empowerment and healthy relationships, both personally and with her clients.

“Angela has worked as a counsellor providing services for the LHF Staff and the Survivors we work with on all of our projects to deal with the vicarious trauma that can happen from listening to and reading all about the horrific things Survivors have experienced. Her role is crucial to the LHF’s ability to work with Survivors and we are forever grateful for all the help she has given us,” said LHF’s Executive Director and Legal Counsel, Teresa Edwards.

To listen to Angela on Indigenous Roots & Hoots, visit: https://legacyofhope.podbean.com/
The LHF’s exhibition, Bi-Giwen: Coming Home – Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop, 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 up for adoption with non-Indigenous families. The exhibition includes Oral Testimonies of 12 Survivors who talk about their experiences. To view the exhibition and listen to the Survivors’ Testimonies, go to: https://legacyofhope.ca/bigiwen/

The LHF is celebrating their 20-year anniversary as a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential School System, Sixties Scoop, Day Schools and other colonial acts of oppression on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis). The LHF has 20 exhibitions available for loan for free and can be shipped anywhere in Canada.

Our latest exhibition, Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives, is now available through an animated virtual video, along with the Survivors’ Oral Testimonies. The exhibition examines the experience of Survivors of the Residential School System and raises awareness on the impacts it has on our communities. For more information on the project, please visit: https://legacyofhope.ca/project/escapingrs/

The LHF is working on making its other exhibitions available on line. LHF also has curriculum from K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Day Schools. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate racism and foster Reconciliation in 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