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April 2019
Post-Natal Group
This week we share the Gifts of Storytelling: telling creation stories & keeping track of your family’s story About Post-Natal Workshops A group to discuss and answer questions about infants. Knowledge keeper present. Lunch served. Families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »Family Wellness Clinic
Once a month on Tuesday afternoons, we have Dr Ballou available to answer questions, for general check-ups, weight checks and more!
Find out more »Parenting Bundle
This week: Sucker Moon Teachings including writing cleansing words for family on birch bark fish and letting them go into the water. Based on traditional teachings, our Bundle program helps parents and caregivers assemble their own personal bundle, made up of scared items, both physical and spiritual, that can assist in child rearing. Families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »Ottawa Public Health Dental Clinic
Dentist Mireille Ladouceur will be meeting with our Post-Natal Group to check out babies & kids teeth. There is also a drawing contest for the kids!
Find out more »Parenting Bundle – Revitalizing Indigenous Languages with Special Guest Brian Pelletier
Join us for a Parenting Bundle Special Event! We’ll start with dinner in the Earth Room of the Wabano Centre, then parents will move to the Grand Gathering Space to listen to Special Guest Brian Peltier talk about revitalizing Indigenous languages and the kids will join our early childhood educators in the basement for cultural activities! Brian Pelletier is a band member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. Brian is Midewin (Wiikwemkoong Minoweyweywigaan Lodge) and a helper in the Rain Dance Lodge.…
Find out more »Soup’s On Saturdays
To prep for our next Pregnancy Circle (May 2) we're screening Pregnancy & Baby themed movies all April! This week: Family Kitchen – Mohawk Corn Soup & Bannock & Pregnancy Circle Movie Series “Labouring Under an Illusion"
Find out more »Post-Natal Group
This week we discuss dividing the caregiving responsibilities and Father/Mother Teaching wheels. About Post-Natal Group A group to discuss and answer questions about infants. Knowledge keeper present. Lunch served. Families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »May 2019
Parenting Bundle
All May our Storytelling Parenting Bundle continues! Come sew, bead and embroider a family tree of life to donate to Wabano’s June Gala auction; month long project Based on traditional teachings, our Bundle program helps parents and caregivers assemble their own personal bundle, made up of scared items, both physical and spiritual, that can assist in child rearing. Families with children aged 0 – 6 are welcome.
Find out more »Pregnancy Circle – Film Screening + Q&A
Expecting? Join us for “Labouring Under an Illusion: Mass media Childbirth vs The Real Thing” a hilarious, engaging & enlightening film of 100 video clips of wildly entertaining birth scenes from movies & TV (in hospitals, bathtubs, cars, spaceships and tress) juxtaposed with lots of real women giving birth. This award-winning documentary separates myths from facts, and it’s lots of fun. Afterwards we’ll have a general Q&A with midwife Jasmine Chatelain. Please note, this screening and Q&A takes place in…
Find out more »We Sit Together
Make art with us! Come sew, bead and embroider a family tree of life to donate to Wabano’s June Gala auction; month long project No previous art experience is necessary to participate in our art workshops. All art supplies will be provided. Our art making workshops feature nontoxic materials. These workshops are open to all age groups. Families are welcome!
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