Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training - 37

Intended For: All Early Learning and Care Professionals

Registration Closed

Date: Oct 21, 2024

Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Fee: FREE

Current Availability: 40

Description

**Disclaimer:** Unfortunately, if fewer than 5 participants are present, the session will be canceled. Participants will be asked to register for another session.

Participants will learn how to engage Indigenous People and include them in the narrative, the workplace, spaces, systems, and services in a meaningful and purposeful way that promotes respect and an honest awareness of our distinctiveness, resilience, culture, history, and gifts. As we continue to focus on becoming a more inclusive society in a time of Truth and Reconciliation, it is important to understand the role that policy and legislation played in facilitating the attempted elimination of the First People of Turtle Island, now Canada. We will introduce Indigenous concepts of community wellness. We will explore Indigenous histories, societal structures, contemporary issues, and the future landscape.

This opportunity is provided to you by Toronto Children’s Services and funded in partnership with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada under the new Canada-Ontario Early Childhood Workforce Agreement, which provides one-time federal funding to support the retention and recruitment of a high-quality child care and early years workforce.

Session Objective

To train participants on Indigenous Cultural Awareness relative to:

• Local urban context of Toronto with some Ontario and Canada-wide considerations.
• Early Learning and Child Care centered context.
• To enhance the knowledge of Indigenous people's historical, contemporary, and future issues and considerations safely and suitably that promotes versatility for learners.
• To provide tangible methods that support learner behavioral transformation.
• To encourage open and honest dialogue and opportunity to ignite individual, service, and systems-level change for the betterment of Indigenous people who may interact or directly or indirectly benefit from transformative approaches, advocacy, and or actions that lead to enhanced inclusion and well-being.

Location: Online

Standards of practice

• Caring and Responsive Relationships
• Safety, Health, and Well-Being in the Learning Environment
• Professionalism and Leadership

Presented By: Maria Troia (RECE), Lindsay Kretschmer ()