Early Learning, Supportive Care 20, 30
ELSC29
Module 29: Indigenous Approaches to Child Rearing (Core for Early Learning Pathway)
Outcome
Explore Indigenous approaches to child rearing, nurturing and learning.
Indicators
| (a) | Research traditional Indigenous prenatal supports, delivery and postpartum care programs available in Saskatchewan. |
| (b) | Engage with a local First Nations or Métis Elder to talk about traditional early child development teachings. |
| (c) | Explore cultural teachings related to birth and infancy. |
| (d) | Investigate the role of grandparents and Elders in raising children (e.g., transmitting language, ceremony and culture, teaching stories, role modeling). |
| (e) | Investigate kinship relationships and roles of family and community members (e.g., aunties, uncles, stepparents, parents-in-law, existing natural supports) in caring for Indigenous children. |
| (f) | Identify the importance of ancestral language development in traditional approaches to child rearing, nurturing, and learning. |
| (g) | Discuss the importance of spending time on the land with young children to support the development of their identity. |
| (h) | Explain the importance of pregnancy, children and older persons in Indigenous communities. |
| (i) | Research tipi teachings and how they are applicable to nurturing and development. |
| (j) | Identify local agencies that can support learning about traditional Indigenous teachings. |
| (k) | Research the impact of residential schools, the Sixties Scoop and the millennial scoop on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual connections between children, parents, families and communities. |
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