About the project

This project aims to work towards connecting various Indigenous Peoples and communities by sharing their local cultural practices and demonstrating how these practices benefit their own or others well-being and healing journeys. This project will focus on working with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers across Canada and LHF will film their approved self-care teachings or on-the-land practices that promote well-being for Survivors to expand their healing and return to cultural knowledge and practices. The overall goal is to see increased well-being and cultural reclamation for survivors and family members Interweaving our Communities is a living project that will be updated regularly with new content weekly. Our hope is to continue to inspire acts of Reconciliation and cultural reclamation.For more  information or if you have any questions, please contact Casey Gransden 

A special thank you to the Department of Canadian Heritage for funding this project.

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About LHF

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and to end racism in Canada for more than 22 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing impacts of the Residential and Day School System, and subsequent Sixties Scoop on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to promote healing and Reconciliation.

Guides and Resources by Province

Resource and Guides

Mental Health Services Directory

Traditional Teachings, Songs, Healing and Humour

Chaga and Fish with David Finkle and Laura Leonard on the Ottawa River

Tobacco Teachings with David Finkle

Rabbit Stew with Laura Leonard and David Finkle

Eagle River Singers

Star Stories with Darryl Mills

Archery with Darryl Mills

Eastern Canada

Ida Denny

Clark Paul

“It will have a positive effect here, since our youth may seem to be way out there but they are a very intelligent crew who have a lot of good sensors. The youth has a lot of answers that we may be seeking to move forward.” – Clark Paul

Don Burnstick Interview at the Listuguj Pow Wow 2022

Ernest Johnson

Margaret Cranford

“This is our opportunity to work together to share and educate each other and all others of our perspectives. To create a truthful narratave from our perspective and to be able to move forward respectfully together towards resolution and healing” – Margaret Cranford

Frank Noseworthy

Aurele Isaac

Chris Wysote

Sheila Swasson

Dr. Cathy Martin

Juliette Barnaby

Western Canada

Jessica Desmoulin

This project can help spread awareness and help people in need; and it can also give someone an opportunity to tell their story who hasn’t been able to” – Jessica Desmoulin

Hal Eagletail 

This project is needed in our communities on mental health because of COVID-19, our social conditions and soverignty takes away from those social needs; so that we don’t only need to rely on the government to be able to take care of ourselves.” – Hal Eagletail

Kihew Giroux

“What I liked most I really appreciated how we were talking current issues that affect past and future and colonization has affected so many communities and getting a whole picture.” – Kihew Giroux

Kihew Giroux

“It’s important to share our stories and knowledge the way cultures in turtle island has shared their culture for tens of thousand of years.” – Walter White

Robert Ballantyne

“I believe that this work is important, we need to retain knowledge by interviewing our elders. Retaining the Indingeous knowledge we need to be with the current media and do anything necessary to keep the knowledge going. We need to retain this knowledge for the youth. We also need to interview the elders so that the young people will understand our Indigenous ways.” – Robert Ballantyne

Tobias Provost 

“I don’t know too much about LHF but through these discussions someone down the road is going to hear or see something that will help them in their own personal life. It’s all going to help somebody out there.” – Tobias Provost

Francis Dick 

Kevin Wesaquate

Ray Gosselin

Erin Ryding

Tommy Hunt

Dave Frank

Sweatlodge Series

Kindred Spirit Watcheston

I hope my words will reach a lot of people- especially youth. It’s a good thing to be able to share our struggles so we can relate to one another. Sometimes people are not brave to share their struggles, especially younger people who are working to reclaim their culture. – Kindred Spirit Watcheston

Dana Blacky

Bradley Cournoyer

Elder Archie Weenie