Check out these resources that support Indigenous families in Manitoba, including parenting supports, community programs, and services rooted in Indigenous knowledge and culture. You can also connect with local community supports to learn more about the programs and services available in your area.
Manitoba First Nations and Métis Parenting Booklets
These booklets are rooted in Indigenous knowledge and ways of parenting. This series is based on booklets created in 2013 by the NCCIH and the First Nations Health Authority in BC, with help from people in Manitoba to adapt them for local families.
Growing Up Healthy
This booklet describes ways to help your child grow up healthy, including eating good food, being active, and taking care of their body from pregnancy to early childhood. It brings together helpful tips and Indigenous teachings, stories, and traditions to support you and your family in living a healthy life together.
Family Connections
This booklet shares ways to build strong, loving relationships with your children by helping them feel safe, cared for, and connected to you. It also includes Indigenous teachings, stories, and ideas to help you grow close as a family and stay connected to your community.
Parents as First Teachers
This booklet is about how you are your child’s first and most important teacher, and how you can support their learning and development from an early age. It includes simple tips, along with Indigenous stories and teachings, to help you guide your child’s learning and connect them to their culture and community.
Fatherhood is Forever
This booklet expresses how fathers and father figures can play an important role in their children’s lives by being caring, involved, and supportive. It includes simple advice, along with Indigenous stories and teachings, to help you build strong relationships with your children and grow as a parent.
Parenting in the Present
This booklet shares stories, cultural practices, and knowledge about parenting and caring for First Nations, Inuit and Metis children aged 6-12 years.
First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba – Strengthening Families Maternal Child Health Program
The program is lead and driven by a First Nation framework developed by community members, elders, youth, families, community leadership and MCH staff. Creating positive impacts that extend through generations is imperative to Strengthening Families. The program is designed to support and nurture the over all well being of children and families, through strength-based relationships that utilize current evidence-based resources and traditional practices grounded in community knowledge.
Manitoba Métis Federation Early Learning & Child Care
Information about MMF early learning and childcare community outreach, programs, and centres
Tunngasugit Inc.
This is an organization that supports urban Inuit in many ways. Assistance includes: help obtaining identification and/or health cards; access to database of community connections and resources; food security programs; assistance with Child and Family Services; advocacy; supervised visits; community socialization (events and activities).
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre – Supporting & Rebuilding Indigenous Families
This is a community-based family resource organization that supports Indigenous caregivers. It focuses on strengths and values, helping caregivers reclaim their roles and responsibilities as a child’s first and most important teachers.
Ka Ni Kanichihk – Those Who Lead
Supports children, youth and families through culturally based childcare, life skills training, and education-focused initiatives. Programs foster pride, belonging and responsibility, helping families reconnect to their roots and create safe, nurturing homes.
InSight Mentoring Program – Aboriginal Health & Wellness
InSight Mentoring Program is a three-year outreach program where Mentors provide intensive support to Winnipeg Indigenous women who are pregnant and/or have had a baby within the last 12 months.
Headstart – Aboriginal Health & Wellness
The Head Start Program provides services to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children three to five years of age and their families who live in and around the Winnipeg core area.
For more information on programs and resources for you and your family, check out Community Public Health Resources for Families – Parenting in Manitoba
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