ALIGN CONNECTIONS For Indigenous Children/Youth & Caregivers February 2025

 February 20, 2025

CONNECTIONS is monthly newsletter designed to support Foster and Kinship Caregivers to ensure First Nations, Metis & Inuit children in their care have access to cultural resources, activities and events that broaden their cultural awareness.

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FREE Screening Feb 22 of New Documentary Ahkameyimok: To Persevere (Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society)

Ahkameyimok: To Persevere. Taking place February 22nd, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Garneau Theatre

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First Claims Period for First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement to Open on March 10, 2025

 February 19, 2025

Class Members of the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement will be able to submit their Claims for compensation starting on March 10, 2025.

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ALIGN Well-Being in Child and Family Services Initiative

 February 7, 2025

The way we define and understand child and youth well-being matters.

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ALIGN's Indigenous Cultural Understanding Framework (ICUF)

 February 7, 2025

A Digital Interactive Journey to increase cultural understanding within Alberta agencies so that all Indigenous children living in Alberta can live in dignity and respect, supported by people with a deeper understanding of Indigenous worldviews, history and current reality.

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Join Us! Empowering Futures: A Gathering for Indigenous Child Welfare Sovereignty – Treaty 7 Edition

 February 7, 2025

Taking place in Treaty 7 territory, the second Empowering Futures: A Gathering for Indigenous Child Welfare Sovereignty builds on the success of the inaugural gathering in Edmonton, bringing together Indigenous communities, governments, non-Indigenous agencies, and consultants to advance the conversation on Indigenous jurisdiction, governance, and self-determination in child welfare and well-being.

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Our Journey to Reconciliation

 February 6, 2025

By Rhonda Barraclough

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Young Artists Invited to Share Their Creativity for Pink Shirt Day Feb 26, 2025

This year’s theme, “Let the Kindness Grow,” celebrates the power of kindness to bring people together.

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New Puzzles! ALIGN's Indigenous Online Jigsaw Puzzles For All Ages and Skill Levels

 January 23, 2025

The best thing about jigsaw puzzles is that they require you to slow down and look at all the details as you piece the whole picture together. In a fast moving world filled with photos and graphics this is an opportunity for children, youth and adults to relax and  appreciate the details of the traditional regalia, food, animals, teepees, totem poles and more!

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