Category: Educators

Early Learning and Child Care Enabling Accessibility Funds

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The Government of Canada is accepting applications for the Early Learning and Child Care small projects component under the Enabling Accessibility Funds. “The Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) small projects component of the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) aims to improve accessibility and safety in regulated and/or licensed ELCC centres. This will help support children with disabilities, parents/guardians with disabilities and/or employees with disabilities. The goal is to ensure that all Canadian families have access to high-quality, affordable and inclusive early learning and child care.”

The deadline to apply is January 28, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. See the Government of Canada website for more details: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/enabling-accessibility-fund-early-learning-child-care.html

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An Evening with Dr. Jeff Corntassel

December 9th, 2021

@ 6:30 – 8:00 PM CST / 7:30 – 9:00 PM EST

FREE

Join 7 Generations Educational Institute on Zoom for a conversation with Dr. Jeff Corntassel as he discusses the significance of everyday acts of resurgence and sustainable self-determination. Participation is free and open to everyone.

Register online at here! Please click “Submit” when you register.

About Dr. Jeff Corntassel:

Dr. Jeff Corntassel is a writer, teacher and father from the Cherokee Nation. Jeff received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Arizona in 1998. His research and teaching interests include Indigenous political movements, community resurgence, and sustainable self-determination. He is currently Associate Professor in the Indigenous Studies Department at the University of Victoria and Associate Director of the Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement (CIRCLE). His research and teaching interests focus on “Everyday Acts of Resurgence” and the intersections between Indigenous resurgence, climate change, gender, and community well-being. He is currently completing work for his forthcoming book on Sustainable Self-Determination, which examines Indigenous climate justice, food security, and gender-based resurgence. Access to Jeff’s recent writings and an archive of downloadable PDF versions of his academic research papers, as well as future writings are available here.

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  • How does learning happen? An ongoing invitation for transformation
  • Breaking the Box: Gender and Freedom in Young Children’s Lives
  • There’s always a story: Strengthening Indigenous Trauma-Informed Approaches
  • Nurturing Futures in the Face of Climate Change
  • Tools for Well-Being:
    For Yourself and the Children

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