The government responded to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples with Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan. Included in the plan was the founding of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) to manage the 350$ million healing fund the federal government committed to. AHF was an Indigenous led, non-profit, and national organization. Its mandate was to support community-based healing projects in First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities for Survivors who experienced physical and sexual abuse in residential school. The AHF also conducted original research into the intergenerational impacts and legacies of residential schools. It operated from 1998 to 2014.

A Healing Journey: Final Report Summary Points = Cheminement de Guérison: Points Sommaires du Rapport Final (2006). Source: Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC)