(Ottawa, ON) May 18, 2021 – The LHF is proud to announce the release of the second podcast episode in our new series called Voices from the Land: Indigenous Peoples Talk Language Revitalization. Today’s entry is with Colleen Omand, a Cree language teacher at Isaac Brock School in Winnipeg.

While Colleen is doing great work to promote the Cree language, she draws our attention to the larger, coordinated effort going on at her school that she is a part of. In this interview, she talks with our interviewers, Gordon Spence and Andrew Bomberry, about the curriculum used at her school and the pedagogical practices used with young children in a public school Indigenous language immersion setting.

“This interview is a great example of the power of collaboration and coordination in public schools to foster learning success and a love of learning our Indigenous languages in our children,” said LHF’s Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel, Teresa Edwards.

To listen to this episode of Voices from the Land: Indigenous Peoples Talk Language Revitalization, visit: https://bit.ly/voicesftl You can also follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other streaming services.

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 and to foster Reconciliation.

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. Our 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