(Ottawa, ON) 22 décembre 2020 – Five years has passed since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released their Final Report in 2015, which included close to 7,000 statements from Residential School Survivors and 94 Calls to Action that aimed to support Reconciliation efforts in Canada.

Certes, des progrès ont été accomplis et la prise de conscience augmente, mais ce n'est que la pointe de l'iceberg en termes de travail à accomplir. Le racisme systémique est toujours présent sous de nombreuses formes, et les Survivants et les Peuples Autochtones attendent toujours l'équité et la justice.

Voici quelques appels à l'action en cours :
Call to Action # 13 – Acknowledge Indigenous Rights by including Indigenous Language Rights
Call to Action # 59 – Develop ongoing education strategies to teach impacts of colonization
Call to Action # 83 – Establish strategies for funding Indigenous Reconciliation projects

“I’m encouraged to see some of the work that has been done in effort to foster healing and Reconciliation, but there is still so much to do. Some, for various reasons have also been stalled and put on hold such as having clean water in communities, but we must remain steadfast in demanding Government action and commitment to continue to address these systemic inequalities. We must continue to work together to ensure that all Indigenous Peoples have access to the same basic human rights to clean water, education and economic development as other people living in Canada; it has to be the norm,” said the Executive Director & In-House Legal Counsel, Teresa Edwards.

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 acts of oppression on generations of Indigenous Survivors, their descendants, and their communities in order to promote healing and to address ongoing 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 in Canada.

La LHF compte 20 expositions et travaille à la mise en ligne de ses autres expositions. LHF propose également un programme de la maternelle à la 12e année et pour les adultes, ainsi que des guides d'activités et des ateliers visant à éduquer les Canadiens sur l'histoire autochtone et l'histoire commune des pensionnats et des externats, la rafle des années 60 et les nombreuses injustices afin de soutenir l'empathie, compréhension et la volonté d'apporter des changements positifs. Pour faire un don ou pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur la LHF, veuillez visiter le site Web à www.legacyofhope.ca.