Aboriginal Healing Foundation (in role of national focus on residential schools legacy)

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The Aboriginal Healing Foundation was a Canadian Indigenous-led organization dedicated to supporting community-based healing initiatives addressing the intergenerational impacts of the Indian residential school system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous-led organization
non-profit organization
boardComposition First Nations representatives
Inuit representatives
Métis representatives
collaboratedWith Indigenous organizations across Canada
church and government partners in healing efforts
community-based healing initiatives
country Canada
dissolved 2014
focusesOn Indian residential school system legacy
community wellness
cultural revitalization
intergenerational trauma
foundedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
fundedBy Aboriginal Healing Foundation Endowment Fund NERFINISHED
Government of Canada NERFINISHED
hasEndowment 350 million Canadian dollars
hasMainPurpose address intergenerational impacts of the Indian residential school system
promote reconciliation and healing for residential school survivors and their families
support community-based healing initiatives
headquartersLocation Ottawa
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
impact increased national awareness of residential school harms
strengthened Indigenous-led healing capacity in Canada
inception 1998
languageOfWork English
French
various Indigenous languages
legalForm independent, not-for-profit corporation
notableWork Aboriginal Healing Foundation research series NERFINISHED
publications on intergenerational trauma
numberOfProjectsFunded over 1,300 projects
operatedBy Indigenous board of directors
operatedIn First Nations communities
Inuit communities
Métis communities
urban Indigenous communities
produced educational materials on trauma and healing
healing program evaluations
research reports on residential schools impacts
programType community development projects
counselling services
cultural and spiritual activities
healing programs
research and knowledge dissemination
role national focus on residential schools legacy
targetAudience Indigenous communities affected by residential schools
descendants of residential school survivors
residential school survivors

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada replaced Aboriginal Healing Foundation (in role of national focus on residential schools legacy)