Legacy of Hope Foundation

Module 3: Blog #1

Website: http://www.legacyofhope.ca/home

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) website is  a chartiable organization that works with First Nations, Inuit and Metis to address the negative impact of Residential School. The LHF provides resources and links to sites as represented by thierr mission statement of working with survivors of aboriginal communities. Also, the LHF has other reseource for educators that can be used in the classroom to aid in teaching effectively on the impact that residential school had on Aborginal Peoples in Canada.

The search for these resources started after I read and listen to the interview by Heather McGregor. As a Social Studies teacher, I am always trying to improve and expand my teaching base. Residential schools is part of my teaching approach in Social Studies 10 and 11. This also, links to my project idea of living history and the need for Aboriginal Peoples being proactive in taking the lead in education. I went to one of the links and order an education kit for my classroom while touring the various resources for teachers. I  believe this is a valuable resource for educators in aiding in developing lessons plans to remove the lens of colonial interpretation on history and teach a revisionist Indigenous history.

Although, the LHF represents a charitable organization, it is hard to determine if this was a Federal Government developed site or a First Nations initiative.

The various links found within this site provide access to a wealth of areas for resources and information about the impact of residential school.

Excellent resource for teachers as an interactive site: http://www.wherearethechildren.ca/

Provides a link to order resources for the classroom: http://www.legacyofhope.ca/projects/100-years-of-loss-edu-kit-and-teacher-bundle After viewing the resources on this site I ordered it for my teaching practice.