ALIGN is excited to offer its Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework (ICUF) training for Foster, Kinship, & Group Caregivers.
This in-person session will provide a foundation for walking together with Indigenous peoples, including the children you serve. We will explore the Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework’s parallel sharing and learning journey.
We will create a principle-based place for individuals to continue conversations that will become a foundation for moving forward in parallel.
After this session, you will have a deeper understanding of the principles to take forward with you and implement the framework’s principles in your work.
The Principles of the Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework are
– Ceremony
– Creation
– Natural Law/Relationships
– Knowledge
– Transfer
– Language
– Wellbeing and Kindness
– Land and Environment
– Traditional Parenting/Kinship
– Role of the Child
– Programs and Structures
– Allyship
– Drum and Song
Presenters: Rhonda Barraclough & Elder Beverly Keeshig-Soonias.
There is no cost to attend this session. We hope to see you on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Catholic Social Services Red Deer (5104 – 48 Ave, Red Deer, AB, T4N 3T8).
This session has limited spaces; please register early to save your spot! We will have a waitlist for a possible spring session.