(Ottawa, ON May 10, 2021) The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to announce an online event hosted by the Fairbairn House Heritage Centre on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom featuring LHF Executive Director and In- House Legal Counsel, Teresa Edwards.

The online lecture, “Where are the Children? Healing the Impacts of Residential Schools,” will introduce the themes that are explored in the LHF’s Where are the Children? travelling exhibition, which will be on display at the Fairbairn Heritage House starting this May until October 2021 located in Wakefield, Quebec.

“We are excited about this new relationship for a number of reasons, and more so, that it is an act of Reconciliation in itself,” said Teresa Edwards. “By including and adding the rich and vast Indigenous history of this region to their collection of Settler historical pieces, more Canadians will learn about, empathize and support ongoing injustices First Peoples of this land continue to experience. Our shared history is not taught in schools and has often excluded from many heritage sites. To bring this exhibition to Fairbairn Heritage House and to discuss these issue is a great step.”

The Where are the Children? is the first of its kind in Canada about the impacts of Residential Schools and spans over 125 photographs and text panels that tells the story of more than 7 generations of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and was first launched back in 2001. The travel version that is on display at the Fairbairn House provides photographs that will be displayed on a monitor and was launched in 2018. If you would like to borrow this exhibition, or any of our exhibitions from our collection, please email info@legacyofhope.ca.

To join in this important discussion please use this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89218933487?pwd=eitITGZrSDhVaGoxd2VwaVVZeXpGZz09

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation for 20 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing impacts of the Residential and Day School System, Sixties Scoop, and other colonial acts of oppression on generations of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities in order to promote healing and to address racism. 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.

The LHF is working on making its exhibitions available on line. LHF also has curriculum from K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, and Workshops 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