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Thanks to everyone who participated in making the 22nd Annual Community Pow Wow a success!
There were many community members who volunteered their time including the committed staff, drummers, dancers, cooks and vendors that we would like to say THANK YOU for your tireless work to make this day happen. This year’s sunrise ceremony had four pipe carriers present to give thanks for the day, offer prayers for the event and community, and to call in the ancestors to guide us. Through the generosity of those who attended, we also spread awareness and raised funds for the Indigenous Spirit Fund (ISF).
Chi Miigwech, we look forward to next year’s Pow Wow.
Please enjoy the images we captured at the event in the gallery below.
Orange Shirt Day at Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Today the staff at 30 College Street and the Scarborough Child and Family Life Centre wore orange shirts to honour residential school survivors and spread awareness of the children that were taken from their families in an attempt to erase their culture and identity. It is also important to recognize and remember the children that never made it home.
#orangeshirtday #everychildmatters #residentialschoolawareness #intergenerationaltrauma #reconciliACTION #truth
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Giving thanks for supporting camps at NCFST.
Thank you Chris Li, Bill Wong and Sharifa Khan for inviting the #NCFST team to the Mid Autumn Moon Festival Gala held on September 13, 2019, at the Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto. Your generous financial support for culture camps at Native Child and Family Services of Toronto is much appreciated and we value relationships that support access to land-based activities to GTA’s Aboriginal children, youth and families.
NCFST Aboriginal Headstart Preschool Program has spaces available!
Availability at 4 locations throughout Toronto. Busing may be available for those who qualify.
Aboriginal Headstart or Maajiishikatoong Zoong Mnidoowin (Building Strong Spirits) is an early intervention program for Aboriginal children aged 2 1/2 to 6 years old, and their families. It is primarily a preschool program that prepares young Aboriginal children for school by meeting their spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical needs that incorporates the following components:
- Education
- Culture and Language
- Social
- Health
- Nutrition
- Parental Involvement
We highly recommend you contact your location of choice before spaces are filled.
156 Galloway Road – Waabanong (East) Aboriginal Head Start 416-969-8510 ext. 3743 or [email protected]
935 Dundas Street East – Shaawnong (South) Aboriginal Head Start 416-469-8417 or [email protected]
20 Bansley Avenue – Epnigigshmok (West) Aboriginal Head Start 416-357-9079 or [email protected]
2784 Keele Street – Kiiwednong (North) Aboriginal Head Start 416-630-3423 or [email protected]