(Ottawa, ON) 28 octobre 2021 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is extremely grateful to Resist Clothing Company for the $15,500 they raised through their Orange Shirt sales. Their support will help ensure the LHF can continue their work of educating Canadians about the impacts of the Residential and Day School System and other colonial acts of oppression in order to foster Reconciliation and healing across Canada.

Resist Clothing Company est une entreprise de vêtements décontractés détenue et exploitée par des autochtones. Le propriétaire et fondateur Mitch Gegwetch, membre de la Première Nation Sagamok, a eu l'idée de créer une marque de vêtements qui soutient la résistance et l'autonomisation des autochtones. Resist Clothing Company est membre du Conseil canadien pour le commerce autochtone et ses vêtements sont fabriqués dans des usines à salaire équitable sur l'île de la Tortue. Chaque année,Resist Clothing Company fabrique des chandails orange afin de recueillir des fonds pour des organisations qui œuvrent en faveur des communautés autochtones et de la Réconciliation au Canada.

“We are so grateful to have the support of other Indigenous organizations in helping us raise awareness of the impacts caused by the Residential School System. Together, we are reaching future generations and fostering Reconciliation in Canada,” said Teresa Edwards, Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel.
The LHF has been in operation for more than 21 years as a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential School and Day System, Sixties Scoop, and the links to socio- economic issues facing Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Peoples today. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate racism and discrimination.

The LHF has 25 exhibitions that are available for loan for free. One 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: http://legacyofhope.ca/project/escapingrs/ 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.