The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 63: with Gabrielle Fayant (Ottawa, ON) – April 30, 2025 – On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, our host is joined by local grassroots activist and community leader Gabrielle Fayant. Gabrielle is a proud Métis woman from the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in Alberta. She shares her deep love for her family and her commitment to strengthening community ​and cultural connections for Indigenous youth in Ottawa. Gabrielle is strong, truthful, and warm. As a child, she arrived in Ottawa on a Greyhound bus with her mother, with the promise of a better future. That journey led her to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, where she learned about the ongoing impacts of intergenerational trauma from the Residential School System. She is a co-founder of ​the Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G) and co-manager of Adaawewigamig, a social enterprise in Ottawa’s Byward Market​. To listen to Indigenous Roots and Hoots please visit: https://bit.ly/rootsnhoots Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/rnhpodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/rnhspotify Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/rnhgoogle Amazon/Audible: https://amzn.to/43DaaeI Podcast Addict: https://bit.ly/rnhpodaddict During her recent visit to LHF’s office studio, ​G​abrielle spoke about the 8th annual Round Dance event hosted by ​the A​7G. For Gabrielle, being of service is truly