Introduction to Indigenous Child and Youth Care Practice

The following Indigenous principles guide the design and delivery of this course:

• Child and youth care practitioners support Indigenous children, youth, families, and communities in culturally safe ways.
• Colonization of Indigenous peoples has significant implications for Indigenous children, families, and communities.
• Effective Indigenous child and youth care practice is grounded in Indigenous Knowledge.
• Learning from Elders, other practitioners, and community members provides insight into roles, responsibilities, and context for practice.
• Effective documentation has a clear purpose, and intention. Practitioners conduct themselves in a legal, culturally safe and ethical manner.
• Cultural awareness, self-awareness, contextual factors, choice of language and openness to reflection are integral to effective Indigenous child and youth care practice and ongoing personal and professional development.