About Us
The Boarding Homes Foundation is dedicated to supporting Survivors of the Indian Boarding Homes Program and their descendants on their journey to healing, wellness, and cultural and family revitalization.
The Boarding Homes Foundation exists to develop and deliver a wide range of supports that wrap survivors and their families in a nest of care, education, awareness, and mental, physical, spiritual, cultural, and language resources. Our goal is to help make things right for survivors, empowering them to live their best possible lives despite the harms they have endured.
What we do
Our goal is to provide programs and services that:
Ensure survivors feel unconditionally supported and nurtured in their recovery
Demonstrate our commitment to survivors’ well-being
Meet survivors’ recovery needs
Provide long-term opportunities for cultural reclamation and language acquisition
Respond to survivors’ needs and wants
Are nested within culture-based and nation-specific frameworks
Board of Directors
Annie Irene Weistche, Waskaganish, QC
Minnie Grey - Kuujjuaq, QC
Dr. Raven Sinclair, George Gordon First Nation, SK
Reginal Percival - New Aiyansh, BC
Our Staff
Our staff complement is established and the Foundation has the following Staff and Consultants to fulfill our mandate:
Chief Executive Office
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Program Officer
Junior Program Officer
Executive Assistant
Finance Director
Mental Health Programs Coordinator
Finance Assistant
Research Consultant
HR consultant
Legal Advisors
For more information, email us at admin@hqmfoundation.com or call (306) 651-0009.
Our Mission
To provide resources and initiatives that address the historical and ongoing impacts of the Indian Boarding Homes Program (IBHP), ensuring Survivors and their descendants receive the care, recognition, and community support they deserve.
Our Vision
We envision a future where all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Survivors and their descendants of the IBHP and their descendants experience healing, empowerment, and cultural revitalization.
Through support, advocacy, education, and commemoration, we strive to foster wellness and ensure that the stories, traditions, and resilience of Indigenous communities are preserved for future generations.
Our Story
Between 1951 and 1992, the Government of Canada operated the Indian Boarding Homes Program, which forcibly placed First Nations and Inuit children in non-Indigenous private homes, often far from their communities, to attend public schools. Many children suffered harassment, abuse, and profound loss of language, culture, and identity as a result.
On July 24, 2018, a class action lawsuit was filed in Federal Court to seek justice for those harmed by the program. As part of the settlement, The Foundation was established to support all those impacted by the Indian Boarding Homes Program. This Foundation operates separately from the Government of Canada and is dedicated to providing meaningful support for survivors and their descendants.
