AHF NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Updated January 11, 2012

Hay River promoting equality with Pride – August 17, 2011 "... according to documentation published by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation in 2007. It stated that studies on the general population noted an 'increased risk of suicidal behaviour in homosexual and bisexual youth,' while the same attention was not paid to sexual orientation among their aboriginal counterparts."


MEDIA RELEASE – July 7, 2011
"The Aboriginal Healing Foundation Board of Directors today announced that Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association and Algoma University will become the beneficiaries of the Gail Guthrie Valaskakis Memorial Resource Centre ...." » Download the PDF press release. » Visit the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre.



GARNET ANGECONEB'S LEGACY RECOGNIZED – Wawatay News
About 100 people showed up to surprise Lac Seul’s Garnet Angeconeb at a celebratory gala in his honour June 11 in Sioux Lookout. The gala featured a number of presentations and quite a range of stories from family and friends. Many talked about his professional life in communications and his involvement in the residential school survivor movement ... more


"That’s right, the best read you may come across this summer is free." New book looks at reconciliation by way of cultural diversity — a review of Cultivating Canada, by Ezra Winton (Art Threat).




MEDIA RELEASE – March 21, 2011
"Today, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation releases the third and final volume in a series dedicated to reconciliation. Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity presents essays by Canadians outside the traditional settler communities of English and French. President Georges Erasmus expressed his hope that "this broad, inclusive approach will draw Canadians of many backgrounds and circumstance into the current reconciliation discussion.” » Download the PDF press release. » Download the publication.


Thursday, May 26, 2011 — The Aboriginal Healing Foundation announces the Toronto Launch of Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity | Please join us at 7 pm in the Lambert Room (Room 187), Ontario College of Art & Design,  100 McCaul Street in Toronto.


Tuesday, May 31, 2011 — The Aboriginal Healing Foundation and Congress 2011 Announce the Fredericton Launch of Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity | Complimentary copies of the book will be available at the Arsenal Pulp Press bookfair booth from May 27 to May 31 and the UNB booth June 1 to 3. More details here.

Friday, April 8, 2011 — Launch with Readings from Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity | Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre 515 W Hastings St Vancouver, Room 1600. More details here.



March 25, 2011 – CBC: The Morning Edition
"The Aboriginal Healing Foundation is closing its doors. Find out what this means for residential school survivors." Interview with AHF Executive Director, Michael DeGagné. » Listen to the broadcast. (External link to CBC podcast.)


From darkness of heart to the heart of forgiveness: Beyond sexual victimhood
March 28, 2011 at 7:00pm, Saint Paul University on 223 Main Street in Ottawa presents "From darkness of heart to the heart of forgiveness: Beyond sexual victimhood." AHF Board Member Garnet Angeconeb will join David Frank (Director, Ahousaht Holistic Centre) and Michael D. O’Brien (Internationally-acclaimed author and artist) for this event. There is no admission charge. » Download the poster. » Read the speech.


On March 2, 2011, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation President, Georges Erasmus, delivered the keynote address at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's conference "Sharing Truth — Creating a National Research Centre on Residential Schools" in Vancouver, BC. » Read the speech. » Watch the video.




MEDIA ADVISORY – March 31, 2010 The Aboriginal Healing Foundation Releases Publication — " The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement’s Common Experience Payment and Healing: A Qualitative Study Exploring Impacts on Recipients . " This is a follow-up to the 2007 AHF report, "Lump Sum Compensation Payments Research Project." » Download the Publication PDF file » Download the Press Release PDF file

MEDIA RELEASE – March 5, 2010
"No Funds Committed to Aboriginal Healing Foundation in Canada’s 2010 Federal Budget." Today, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) Board of Directors acknowledged Canada’s decision not to provide funds to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation in the 2010 Federal Budget. This decision by the Federal Government means that a nation-wide network of one hundred and thirty-four community-based healing initiatives will no longer have AHF support after March 31, 2010, when current funds run out. » Download the PDF file

NEW - Evaluation of Community-Based Healing Initiatives
Supported Through the Aboriginal Healing Foundation
The following report presents the findings of an evaluation undertaken by DPRA Canada in association with T.K Gussman Associates, on behalf of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, of the community-based initiatives of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) for the period April 2007 to May 2009. » Download the PDF file

NEW — 2010-2015 Corporate Plan of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation
The latest Corporate Plan of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation is now available for download or in hardcopy. Please contact the AHF office for a printed version of the corporate plan.
» Download the PDF file in English » Download the PDF file in Inuktitut

NEW - Healing Words | Volume 6 Number 2
Healing Words is a free publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Dedicated exclusively to Indian residential school stories and to sharing resources for healing, this newsletter is your place to share your thoughts and experiences related to residential school — including hostels, industrial schools, boarding schools, and day schools. Send your stories, poems, letters, etc. to Healing Words . Add your name to our mailing list by e-mailing us your complete mailing address. PLEASE NOTE: this is not an electronic mailing list. If you'd rather view the newsletters electronically, visit out Newsletters page. » Download the PDF file

A Legacy of Excellence - The Institute On Governance Full Report
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The Institute On Governance (IOG) best practices study of the
Aboriginal Healing Foundation’s (AHF) Board
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