One of the things I find most unique about my current job in child care is that they promote the cultural well-being of the children. Lately I've been spending quite some time working in the Aboriginal Head Start Programs (for the record my favourite sites to work at!) and being a witness to the revival… Continue reading Something New
Author: Miss. Solidarity
A Child and Youth Care Worker on a journey to become an advocate alongside Canada's First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities.
Email: allyinthemaking@gmail.com
REWIND! Indigenous Canada
A while back I completed a 12 week online course through the University of Alberta. I totally forgot to blog about it so let's rewind! From June to September 2017 I participated in a FREE interactive course called Indigenous Canada. The weekly lessons in this course present topics on Canadian history from the perspective of… Continue reading REWIND! Indigenous Canada
Vlog 2 – Project of Heart
It's been a while since I've been active on my blog but I'm back! I've been busy with work, school, and fundraising. Below is a short video clip updating where I am at with Step One of POH. Enjoy! 🙂 -Miss. Solidarity
Vlog 1 – Project of Heart
I thought it would be interesting if I created videos documenting my participation in Project of Heart. Below is my first video (in two parts)! I am new to vlogging and am learning as I go 🙂 In addition to what I mentioned in my video, I look forward to learning more about the Metis… Continue reading Vlog 1 – Project of Heart
Project of Heart
It's been three years since I've been out of school but my love for learning new things has stayed with me. What I enjoyed the most about being a university student was getting assigned research essays and literature reviews. Yeah, writing these papers were challenging and very time consuming but for some reason I really enjoyed… Continue reading Project of Heart
Orange Shirt Day
Time to rummage through our drawers and closets, September 30th is Orange Shirt Day! So, what is this day about? September 30th is a day to remember and honour the survivors (and those who did not survive) of the Indian Residential School System. It is also a day for survivors to share their stories and… Continue reading Orange Shirt Day
She Called Me “Auntie” !
I'm 5 months in at my new job and it's due time that I give an update on the journey! Since the beginning of April I've been working as a casual staff in NCFST's Child Care Centres and Aboriginal Head Start programs promoting the well-being of children ages 0-6 years old. So far it's been… Continue reading She Called Me “Auntie” !
