The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Launches new Curriculum – Bi-Giwen: Coming Home – Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop

The Legacy of Hope Foundation Launches new Curriculum - Bi-Giwen: Coming Home - Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop (Ottawa, ON) October 15, 2020 – The LHF is proud to announce the launch of our new curriculum, Bi-Giwen: Coming Home - Truth-Telling from the Sixties Scoop. This resource teaches about the Sixties Scoop through the use of Survivors’ Testimonies and helps both facilitators and participants recognize the impacts it has had, and

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 7: Featuring Harley Bastien, Blackfoot Knowledge-Keeper

The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 7: Featuring Harley Bastien, Blackfoot Knowledge-Keeper (Ottawa, ON) October 13, 2020 – On this week’s Roots & Hoots episode, the LHF host, Gordon Spence, is joined by Piikani Elder, Harley Bastien, where shares some of his stories and talks about the importance of Mother Earth. Mr. Harley Bastien is a member of the Piikani First Nation in Alberta and has

Legacy of Hope Foundation Partners with Music in the Barns with an Innovative Music Project

Legacy of Hope Foundation Partners with Music in the Barns with an Innovative Music Project October 6, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – The LHF has entered into a partnership with Music in the Barns (MitB) in a visionary project that aims to create a digital musical instrument for remote learning and composing. With the support of the Canada Council of the Arts' Digital Strategies Fund, MitB and LHF are reaching out and

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Honours Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQ+ Individuals

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Honours Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQ+ Individuals Ottawa, October 4, 2020 – Every year on October 4, people gather together in vigils across the country to remember and honour Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people who are missing or been murdered. The Sisters in Spirit vigils are a national movement that encourages individuals, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to gather, honour, and raise awareness of

Legacy of Hope Foundation Supports Orange Shirt Day Proclamation

Legacy of Hope Foundation Supports Orange Shirt Day Proclamation   Ottawa, September 30, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation is proud to support the City of Ottawa Orange Shirt Day Proclamation and to remember and honour Phyllis Webstad and all of the Indigenous children who attended Residential Schools. Today is the day to wear an orange shirt to remind ourselves that all children matter, and deserve to be treated equally.

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 6: Featuring Angela Ashewasegai, Mental Health Advocate

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Presents – Roots & Hoots Episode 6: Featuring Angela Ashewasegai, Mental Health Advocate (Ottawa, ON) Sept. 29, 2020 – The LHF is pleased to release this week’s episode of Indigenous Roots & Hoots, the LHF host, Gordon Spence, is joined by Mental Health Advocate and Counsellor, Angela Ashewasegai, where they discuss the impacts of the Sixties Scoop and her life experiences. To listen to Angela's

The Legacy of Hope Foundation Welcomes their New President of the LHF Board of Directors Adam North Peigan

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Welcomes their New President of the LHF Board of Directors Adam North Peigan (Ottawa, ON) September 16, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to congratulate Adam North Peigan on his appointment as the new Board of Directors President. Adam has been an active LHF Board member for 2 years and brings with him decades of experience as an Indigenous rights advocate,

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is Pleased to Present – Roots & Hoots Episode 5: Featuring Adam North Peigan, First Nations’ Activist

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is Pleased to Present – Roots & Hoots Episode 5: Featuring Adam North Peigan, First Nations’ Activist (Ottawa, ON) Sept. 14, 2020 – On this week’s Roots & Hoots episode, the Legacy of Hope Foundation’s (LHF) host, Gordon Spence, is joined by Adam North Peigan, First Nations human rights activist and proud member of the LHF’s Board of Directors, where they discuss his life experiences and

The Legacy of Hope Foundation Commends Government Action on the Commemoration of two of Canada’s Residential Schools

Legacy of Hope Foundation Commends Government Action on the Commemoration of two of Canada’s Residential Schools (Ottawa, ON) September 2, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is encouraged to see that the Federal Government has decided to designate two Residential Schools as national monuments. Declaring Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School in Manitoba along with Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in Nova Scotia as historic sites. The monuments will recognize

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is happy to Present – Roots & Hoots Episode 4: Featuring Albert Beck, Métis Activist

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is happy to Present - Roots & Hoots Episode 4: Featuring Albert Beck, Métis Activist (Ottawa, ON) September 1, 2020 – On this week’s Roots & Hoots episode, the Legacy of Hope Foundation’s host, Gordon Spence, is joined by Albert Beck, Métis human rights activist, where they discuss his life experiences and the impacts of the Sixties Scoop. Mr. Beck is Métis from Winnipeg, Manitoba living

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is happy to Present – Roots & Hoots Episode 3: Featuring Paul Okalik (ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ)

The Legacy of Hope Foundation is happy to Present - Roots & Hoots Episode 3: Featuring Paul Okalik (ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ) (Ottawa, ON) August 18, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is happy to share this week’s episode of Roots & Hoots. Gordon Spence, the host, is joined by Paul Okalik, where he discusses his Inuit traditions, the challenges of wildlife extinction and his passion for life, including his love

Roots & Hoots Features Ejinagosi (Richard) Kistabish, President of the Legacy of Hope Foundation

Roots & Hoots Features Ejinagosi (Richard) Kistabish, President of the Legacy of Hope Foundation (Ottawa, ON) August 6, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is proud to continue celebrating its 20-year Anniversary with our new podcast. This week’s episode of Roots & Hoots Gordon Spence, the host, is joined by the President of the Legacy of Hope Foundation’s Board of Directors, Ejinagosi (Richard) Kistabish, where he talks about his

Project Sea Star – Anne Nation Organizes Fundraiser on behalf of the Legacy of Hope Foundation

Project Sea Star – Anne Nation Organizes Fundraiser on behalf of the Legacy of Hope Foundation (Ottawa, ON) July 31, 2020 – With great gratitude, the Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) acknowledges Anne Nation for launching the project Sea Star. Anne Nation is a fandom group of the TV series Anne with an E, that values friendships, education, inspiration, and opportunity. “In season three, Anne With an E introduced a Residential

The Legacy of Hope Foundation Celebrates its 20-year Anniversary

The Legacy of Hope Foundation Celebrates its 20-year Anniversary (Ottawa, ON) July 20, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is happy to celebrate their 20-year anniversary of fostering Reconciliation in Canada. For the past two decades, the organization has worked to raise awareness about Indigenous history and its impacts in Canada through educational resources and multiple exhibitions. “One of my dreams is to have the history of Residential Schools

Going Virtual – The Legacy of Hope Foundation Launches Virtual Escaping Residential School Exhibition

Going Virtual - The Legacy of Hope Foundation Launches Virtual Escaping Residential School Exhibition (Ottawa, ON) July 14, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to announce the exhibition, Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives, is now available through an animated virtual video, along with the Survivors’ video testimonies. “I am beyond amazed at how well and effective the LHF Team were able to adapt to these challenging

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Thanks the Ontario Trillium Foundation for Investing in the Traditional Indigenous Sovereignty Project

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) Thanks the Ontario Trillium Foundation for Investing in the Traditional Indigenous Sovereignty Project (Ottawa, ON) July 10, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for generously funding our Seed project, which will engage Indigenous youth volunteers, guided by Elders, to take on leadership roles in their community. These leadership roles will be specifically aimed at developing and piloting

Sixties Scoop Network launches an innovative Mapping Project for Sixties Scoop Survivors

Sixties Scoop Network launches an innovative Mapping Project for Sixties Scoop Survivors (Ottawa, ON) June 23, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation congratulates the Sixties Scoop Network (formerly the National Indigenous Survivors of Child Welfare Network) for launching a ground-breaking, interactive map to visualize the displacement of Sixties Scoop Survivors and share their experiences. The Sixties Scoop Network’s project, In our own Words: Mapping the Sixties Scoop Diaspora is being conducted with

Carleton University launches the Residential Schools Land Memory Atlas on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Carleton University launches the Residential Schools Land Memory Atlas on National Indigenous Peoples Days Ottawa, June 21, 2020 – Over 18 years ago, on June 17, 2002, the exhibition Where are the Children? Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools (WATC) was opened by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. Today, the WATC exhibition lives on as part of the

12-year Anniversary of the Federal Government’s Apology to Residential School Survivors

12-year Anniversary of the Federal Government’s Apology to Residential School Survivors June 11, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – It was 12 years ago today, June 11, 2008, when then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons and delivered a formal Apology on behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians, to students of the Residential School System in Canada. This carefully-worded Apology was a requirement of the Indian Residential School

The Legacy of Hope Foundation with KAIROS Releases – Building Understanding and Action for Reconciliation – Ravens: Messengers of Change

Legacy of Hope Foundation hosting Winnipeg Regional Sessions for the Waniskahtan Project on Missing, Murdered, Indigenous Women, and 2SLGBTQ+ (Ottawa, ON) June 2, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF), in partnership with KAIROS, is pleased to announce the release of Ravens: Messengers of Change a resource designed to create awareness and action for Reconciliation in Canada. This resource includes an activity, called ‘Building a Tree of Reconciliation’ which works by engaging groups with information and

Legacy of Hope Foundation hosting Winnipeg Regional Sessions for the Waniskahtan Project on Missing, Murdered, Indigenous Women, and 2SLGBTQ+

Legacy of Hope Foundation hosting Winnipeg Regional Sessions for the Waniskahtan Project on Missing, Murdered, Indigenous Women, and 2SLGBTQ+ (Ottawa, ON) May 7, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to announce that it has held its sixth and seventh final regional group session for the Waniskahtan Project, which was held through two online virtual sessions, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first sessions took place on Tuesday, May 5, 2020

COVID-19 Update – Business Continuity

COVID-19 Update – Business Continuity (Ottawa, ON) April 2, 2020 At the Legacy of Hope Foundation, we were looking forward to the year 2020 as this is the year that we celebrate our 20th Anniversary. While the COVID -19 pandemic has presented us all with unprecedented challenges, it is in our nature to look for hope in difficult times and it is in this spirit that we are continuing to work towards marking this important

Legacy of Hope Foundation to host the Kahnawake Regional Session for the Wanishkahtan Project

Legacy of Hope Foundation to host the Kahnawake Regional Session for the Wanishkahtan Project (Ottawa, ON) February 10, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to announce the fourth regional group session for the Waniskahtan Project, which will be held in Kahnawake, Quebec on Saturday, February 22, 2020. The project seeks to honour the lives and legacies of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals.The goal of these sessions is

Legacy of Hope Foundation Begins the Thunder Bay Regional Session for the Wanishkahtan Project

Legacy of Hope Foundation Begins the Thunder Bay Regional Session for the Wanishkahtan Project (Ottawa, ON) January 29, 2020 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is pleased to announce the third regional group session for the Waniskahtan Project, which will be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The project seeks to honour the lives and legacies of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. The goal of these sessions is to gather