Manitoba Aboriginal Head Start

That’s a wrap on MB Aboriginal Head Start’s 4th Annual Training Event!

Over the past 3 days, Manitoba Aboriginal Head Start staff came together to learn, laugh, and connect. It was an inspiring few days filled with conversations, knowledge, and lots of good energy.

We were honoured to have Tasha Spillet join us as our keynote speaker, sharing powerful insights and inspiration.

A huge thank you to our incredible facilitators who shared their time and expertise with us:
🤍 Inspired ECE
🤍 Rehabilitation Centre for Children
🤍 Palliative Manitoba
🤍 Autism Learning Centre
🤍 FortWhyte Alive
🤍 Dairy Farmers of Canada
🤍 Manitoba Métis Federation Early Learning & Child Care

We were also so grateful to have Jackie Traverse join us for a beautiful paint night, and to end our time together in a good way with the Flett-Roulette Family and Grandfather Stone.

Thank you to all of our facilitators and participants for joining us over the past three days and making this event so special. Until next year!

An Honourable Recognition for Onashiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program❤️Way to go team🥰

The Rotary Club of Selkirk is very proud to announce the 2025 Vocational Award winners, the amazing team at Selkirk Onashiwin HeadStart Program! The Vocational Award is presented annually to people or groups in our community who exemplify outstanding professional achievement while maintaining a very high ethical standard. Accepting on behalf of the organization was Kathy Duncan (Director) and Ashley Baczewich(meal coordinator). Way to make a difference in our community!!

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CHILD CARE CHAMPION: KATHY MYRAN

We would like to introduce you to the remarkable Kathy Myran.

A member of the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation with ties to Long Plain First Nation, this beautiful human being has devoted nearly three decades to caring for little ones.

Kathy has been on staff at the Little Teaching Lodge Head Start Program, based at the Brandon Friendship Centre, for 28 years.

During her time at the Friendship Centre, she also attended the Assiniboine College in 2002, earning her Early Childhood Education Level 2 Certification.

There is no disputing the importance of child care workers and the amount of energy it takes to provide quality care.

Today, we celebrate Kathy Myran for her years of energy, dedication, and love for our youngest learners.

An awesome 3 days of learning, sharing and well-being with over 85 staff from 19 Manitoba Aboriginal Head Start sites across Manitoba!!

Awesome first day of training for our Manitoba Aboriginal Head Start staff!
Thank you to the Flett-Roulette family, Grandfather Stone drum group, Kevin Chief and Ontario Aboriginal Head Start Association!
Inspirational words for our staff and music that touched our hearts and moved our feet!
Tahnee Flett Kevin Chief Rickyj McKay

Honouring the Life and Legacy of Jordan River Anderson (1999-2005) 🧡

Today, on what would have been Jordan River Anderson’s 25th birthday, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs reflects on his legacy and the profound impact he has had on the rights of First Nations children across Canada.

Jordan’s life and journey inspired the creation of Jordan’s Principle, which ensures that First Nations children receive the health care and social services they need without delay. His memory continues to guide us in advocating for equity, justice, and the well-being of all First Nations children.

On this day, we honour Jordan’s spirit and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that no child is left waiting for the care they deserve.

On September 30th many people across Canada (Turtle Island), wear bright orange t-shirts to honour and raise awareness of the thousands of Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools. Children were forced from their homes, endured horrific torture, subjected to deliberate suppression of their cultures and languages, and many never returned to their families. On Orange Shirt Day, we also remember the Survivors of these institutions and the long-standing effects on generations of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples.

Why an orange shirt?
When Phyllis Webstad was a little girl, she was forced to attend a residential school in Williams Lake, British Columbia. On the first day of school, she proudly wore an orange shirt her grandmother had given her. The residential school staff stripped her of her belongings, cut her hair, and took away her clothes, including her orange shirt

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people continue to suffer from an intergenerational cycle of trauma due to Canada’s persistent failings and lack of action. Orange Shirt Day brings to light the effects of residential schools and honours the experiences of Indigenous Peoples.

While Orange Shirt Day is just one day in the year, we are strongly encouraged by many — including the Orange Shirt Society — that our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation is present year-round. We must continue to learn about, and take responsibility for, any action – or inaction – that contributed to the discrimination experienced by Indigenous children and people.