Ottawa, ON) 4 novembre 2021— The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is honoured to be the recipients of Hope Drost’s fundraising proceeds from her homemade orange bracelet project. Hope is a 13-year-old member of the Beaver Lake CreeNation, in Alberta. Her generous donation will help support furthering resources for Survivors across Canada.

“We are so grateful for Hope’s fundraising initiative,” said Teresa Edwards, Executive Director and In-House Counsel at the LHF. “We are especially heartened that a young person would feel moved to start a project to benefit our organization,” she said. “The proceeds of Hope’s fundraiser will go directly towards developing new resources that will support Survivors in their healing; what an incredible act of generosity and kindness,” Teresa continued.

For over 21 years, the LHF has been an Indigenous-led charitable organization, striving to raise awareness regarding both, past and present discriminatory issues. Working towards reconciliation, the LHF promotes healing across Canada. The LHF educates communities on the consequences of Residential Schools, Sixties Scoop, the Day School System and other colonial acts of oppression on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Peoples.

The LHF has 25 exhibitions that are available for loan for free. One of these insightful and educational exhibitions is, Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives, that includes Survivors’ Oral Testimonies. To access the project, please visit: http://legacyofhope.ca/project/escapingrs/ The video is virtually animated and examines the experiences and injustices of Survivors of the Residential School System. It highlights the impacts of racial injustices in Canadian communities. The LHF is working on making its other exhibitions also available online.

La Fondation possède également des programmes d'enseignement de la maternelle à la 12e année et pour les adultes, ainsi que des guides d'activités visant à sensibiliser les Canadiens à l'histoire autochtone et à l'histoire commune des pensionnats indiens, de la Rafle des années 60, des femmes et des filles autochtones disparues ou assassinées et des écoles de jour. La FAE travaille à développer l'empathie et la compréhension afin d'éliminer le racisme et de favoriser la Réconciliation au Canada.