Dear caregiver (social worker)

Dear Aunty, Caregiver (social Worker)

Our children are a gift, parenting them is our sacred responsibility. They are our connection to our future and our past.

Our knowledge is ancient and we know the path our children must take. Humble yourself to the larger story you have become a part of. The answers and resources our children need stem from our past, present and all of our relations.

We are central to our children's culture, well-being, health and spirit. Nurturing their needs, expression of self, dreams and future.

We are resilient. We are parents. We are knowledge holders. We are courageous. We are aunties, uncles, grandmas, grandpas. We are children.

Hear our voices, receive our teachings and value our strength. Be respectful of our path. We are healing. We are teaching, we are emerging as survivors of genocide. Witness the resurgence of nations. Celebrate, honour, and behold our children.

- Written Jan 2016 with a group of Social Workers during Delegation Training with Indigenous Perspectives Society