The Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative is a nationally accredited and evidence based parenting leadership curriculum that is culturally infused and customized to empower tribal communities. This FREE 23-week program, brought to you by All Nations Rise integrates child development, leadership, democracy skills and culture into a parent curriculum to empower the parent voice. Knowing the importance of culture as both a protective factor as well as a healing factor, Dr. Anton Treuer with guidance from elders from both of the White Earth and Red Lake Nations, created an Indigenous Foundations (IF) curriculum to accompany the Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) curriculum based on the cultural teachings of the Anishinaabe. By adding a ‘traditional teaching’ each week, the IPLI supports the revitalization of Ojibwe values, teachings, language and a healthy traditional lifestyle for participants. This initiative is a journey of healing and transformation. It is as much about healing the past as it is about building the future. “For those who lean into the teaching provided here, there is a real opportunity to acquire critical tools that will leverage their efforts to build healthy, happy lives.” ~ Anton Treuer. The PLTI curriculum is designed in two phases. A 11-week course on parent leadership and self perception with a focus on voice, difference, values and family and community strength; and a 11-week study of how change occurs within educational, Tribal, State, federal and local governments and systems. The IF curriculum is designed in four sections, each comprised of a season in the Ojibwe calendar. Participants will receive a broad exposure to Ojibwe culture and an opportunity to incorporate that culture and its practices into their daily lives. The IF curriculum and the NPLI curriculum are built on interactive adult learning practices. A self-selected community project will engage the participants in practicing their civic and cultural teachings along with an Alumni Program, after graduation, to help strengthen parent’s leadership skills and learning. The Indigenous Parent Leadership relies on community support and guidance from the Advisory Council (volunteers/community members) and community facilitators. Facilitators are selected from tribal communities and are certified by the National Parent Leadership Institute to facilitate the leadership classes. This initiative is the first of it’s kind in Minnesota. IPLI hopes to inspire parents to be empowered to use their voice as change agents and be role models for their children, to bring about positive change within their own lives, their children’s lives and the health of their tribal communities. If you'd like to bring the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative to your tribal nation, please check out our website www.allnationsrise.com
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