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indigenous Reconciliation

Region of Waterloo Children’s Services welcome you on a journey of discovery. As part of this journey, we offer you this video to view and consider how Truth and Reconciliation connect to the early years sector.

Reflection resources:

Land Acknowledgement

  • Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
  • Whose Land - Welcome

truth and reconciliation

  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
  • Beyond 94 | CBC News
  • ​Reports - National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

community resources

  • Indigenous Community Resources | Family & Children's Services of the Waterloo Region
  • Indigenous Reads for Children | Region of Waterloo Library | BiblioCommons
  • ​Indigenous Child Care | Canadian Child Care Federation

podcasts, blogs, Books & articles

  • Kiwew | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
  • Edge of the Bush – Where Worldviews Meet
  • How I Use Indigenous Teachings to Help My Kids Respect the Earth | Learning
  • This Mohawk woman is translating nursery rhymes to share her language with kids — and caregivers, too | CBC News
  • Educator Stories | Natural Curiosity
  • ​Identity and Knowledge in Indigenous Young Children's Experiences in Canada
  • ​First Nations 101 - Lynda Gray’s Guide to Indigenous Issues

indigenous early learning framework

INDIGENOUS EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE FRAMEWORK

additional resources

  • A Sense of Belonging: Supporting Healthy Child Development in Aboriginal Families
  • A Child Becomes Strong: Journeying Through Each Stage of the Life Cycle
  • ​The Sacred Space of Womanhood - Mothering Across the Generations (EN - web).pdf
  • First Nations Early Learning Collaboration 
  • Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework 
  • Ontario Aboriginal Head Start Association (OAHSA) 
  • The Canadian Child Care Federation – Indigenous Child Care 
  • Children’s Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning 
  • ELCC Métis-Specific Resources 
  • What is Reconciliation? (CBC Kids) 
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Rhonda Warren; [email protected]
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