Truth and Reconciliation and Child Care CUPE CHILD
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Truth and Reconciliation and Child Care. CUPE CHILD CARE ROUNDTABLE OTTAWA, ON September 27, 2016 Margo Greenwood, Ph. D
Colonial experience • Dislocation • Defined outside of self • Residential school • Reserve system • Governance system • Disease • Indian Act
A colonial legacy Colonial legacy of: • Language and culture loss • Low socio-economic status • High rates of substance use • Over representation in the youth justice system • Disproportionate number of children in the child welfare system • Low education success rates • High rates of suicide and injury • Inaccessible health care services • Significant gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal life expectancy and chronic diseases
A new reality, a new relationship • New Liberal Government • Truth and Reconciliation • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples • Canadian Human Rights Tribunal • 20 th Anniversary of Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Transforming relationships • Two-eyed seeing • “Take what is good and leave the rest behind” • Change our narrative o Knowing o Learning o Understanding o Accepting the truth
Early learning and child care … • Ensuring the survival of a culture, of a nation • ELCC anchored in an agenda of self determination • Indigeneity cornerstone of policy and practice • Engaging community, creating partnerships, shared decision making (UNDRIP Article 18 & 19)
…Early learning and child care • Building blocks for an ELCC system include the following principles: o Universal o Accessible o Affordable o Publicly funded and accountable o Inclusive o Public/not-for-profit programs o Quality • Other building blocks: o Equity o Relational and Holistic o Diverse and Distinct o Indigeneity o Autonomy and self-determination
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