The Hitgwin! Qaumata Miyopimâtisiwin Foundation (HQMF), also known as the Indian Boarding Homes Foundation, has officially launched.

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CBC LIsten was joined by Reginald Percival, lead plaintiff of the Indian Boarding Home program class action lawsuit. He's now the B-C board member for a brand new foundation that aims to change Indigineous education for generations to come, the Hitgwin! Qaumata Miyopimâtisiwin Foundation (HQMF).

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The Foundation, has officially opened in Saskatoon to support Survivors and descendants affected by the Indian Boarding Homes federal program, which placed an estimated 40,000 Indigenous children and youth in non-Indigenous boarding homes between 1952 and 1992.

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While remembering Indian Residential Schools remains essential, Truth and Reconciliation also requires awareness of the lesser-known Indian Boarding Homes Program and its place within the broader history of federal assimilation policies.

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