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The Legacy of Hope Foundation is a national Indigenous-led charitable organization with the mandate to educate and create awareness and understanding about the Residential School System, including the intergenerational impacts such as the removal of generations of Indigenous children from their families, including the Sixties Scoop, the post-traumatic stress disorders that many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis continue to experience, all while trying to address racism, foster empathy and understanding and inspire action to improve the situation of Indigenous Peoples today. The LHF supports the ongoing healing process of Residential School Survivors, and their families and seeks their input on projects that honour them.
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Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
On this week’s Roots & Hoots episode, our host, Gordon Spence, is joined by Kirk Harper, where they talk about his music career and his experiences in the foster care system.
Kirk Harper is a singer and songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the frontman of the band, The Mosquitoz, who have toured all over the country for many years. As a Sixties Scoop Survivor, Mr. Harper spent several years jumping from foster family to foster family. In the podcast, he shares some of his experiences in the foster care system and mentions the many forms of racism he encountered during his time in the system.
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