The initiative aims to foster reconciliation, commemorate those students who died as a result of residential schools, and encourage social justice among Canadians.
[1] In 2011 Charlene Bearhead joined the Project as part of her role at the Native Counselling Services of Alberta.
[8] In 2016 Marie Wilson, former commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, used the social justice portion of the Project of Heart to send a petition to the Government of Quebec regarding the need to implement curriculum changes so all students in Quebec learn about residential schools.
[9] The British Columbia partners of Project of heart published the book and interactive ebook "Project of Heart: Illuminating the hiding history of Indian Residential Schools in BC" with the goal of providing teachers with educational resources they can use to teach about residential schools.
[10] Additionally, in August 2013 a canoe constructed with commemorative tiles created by BC student participants in Project of Heart was unveiled.