Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre

Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre Aboriginal Family Support Program

Summer 2016 Newsletter

Ahh…the lazy days of summer. What better time to connect with Mother Earth and explore her summer gifts? We’ve got action-packed summer programs to fill those breezy days here at the Friendship Centre. Check out what we have planned…

Ge Healing t tin with Shkaakaamikwe g Ready for (Mother Earth) Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig Walking with friends is (School) good for the body, mind Is your child starting JK or SK and spirit. Starting this fall? If so, join us for a fun July 5th to Aug. 16th and informative getting ready for everyone is welcome Kindergarten workshops. Every to join us for a walk second Wednesday starting July around the Marina 13th to August 24. Parents will every Tuesday from receive lots of info and ideas and 11:00 am to 2pm. their child will receive a Follow the sound of the backpack filled with school drum and meet us at the supplies! @ TBIFC 10-12 main field beside the Call Camille or Ronalda to park. Lunch and bus register. tickets are provided.

Gathering & Growing We will be offering the Gathering & Growing program *Family Excursions! every Thursday starting July 7 Registration Required* August 18. We have a number of gathering excursions and nutrition programs Scavenger Hunt July 28th planned including strawberry picking, @ Centennial Park 11-3 Chippewa Park, Centennial Park and much Trout Farm Aug.4th 10-1p.m. more! Chippewa Family Day Aug. 12th 11-2p.m. Call Camille or Ronalda within two weeks prior for Family Picnic @ Blvd. Lake Aug. 23rd 11-2 field trips to register. Old Fort William Aug.24th Teddy Bears Picnic Call Camille or Ronalda to register! Bring your Mukwa teddy bears on Tuesday July 12th to Vickers Park for the Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Meet in the shade with other families from 12 to 3. Snacks and activities are provided. Are you interested in Native Parenting Program Gleaning?

We will be offering our Native The Thunder Bay District Parenting Program in September Health Unit and Food Action at the Friendship Centre. This is Network have been running a gleaning a certificate program that focuses program since 2000. Gleaning is the practice on parenting experiences and of gathering crops that would otherwise be follows the Medicine Wheel principles for left in the fields to be ploughed under after holistic parenting. Native Parenting is held the harvest. in eight sessions every Thursday, beginning th September 8 from 10-12 p.m. Call Camille or Ronalda for more details. Call Camille or Ronalda to register.

FASD Awareness Children’s Pow Wow Good Food Box Dates Order Due: Delivery Date: September 9th is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day. Join us on this July 7 July 21 important day at Marina Park! August 4 August 18 September 8 September 22 Ninde (Heart) of the Community Call Camille or Ronalda if you are Every second Wednesday interested in trying out a box of fresh starting July 5th we will be produce this summer. joining the Windsor Community Action Group for traditional family gatherings. Hope to see you there! Blucher Ave Unit 16 Hand Drumming 2-4 Circles Would like to learn some “All good things must come traditional songs? Join to an end.” Elders the second-last Tuesday each month starting in September Sadly our incredible child development for hand drumming downstairs at the worker Ronalda Doxtater-Wynn will be Friendship Centre. leaving our program at the end of August to pursue her Master’s degree in the fall. We Binoojiinyag are so thankful to have had her in our Gindaasiwad Family Support Program and wish her the (Children reading) absolute best on her new journey! She will Does your child have a be missed. favourite book you would like to share? Join us each Meegwetch! Wednesday starting September 7th at the McIntyre Hub for our children’s book club. Meegwetch to all our families, We will have stories, crafts and snacks for student placements, volunteers, all to enjoy! Wednesdays starting Sept.7 community partners and supporters who @ McIntyre Hub (Our Lady Charity School) have helped make our program such a fun 10-12 **New Time** place to learn and grow! Contact Camille or Ronalda for more info.

Camille & Ronalda