ᑲᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᐊᓂᔑ ᐱᒥᐡᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ

ᒋᔑ ᒪᒋ ᐱᒧᓴᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑕᐧᑦ ᒋᐅᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑫᐊᓂ ᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᐡ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ.

Breaking Trail

Embarking on the journey to reimagine the future of child and family services in our communities.

A proactive path to support our 30 First Nations

Niigaanshkaawin, which means “walking ahead or first to walk ahead” aptly describes the goal to have Tikinagan Child & Family Services breaking trail on a proactive path to support and integrate First Nation Representative programs and First Nation law making.

Explore Niigaanshkaawin

  • Community Accomplishments

    Follow the path of our First Nations, from established protocols with Tikinagan to the implementation of family laws.

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  • Resources

    Check out our guidebook, forum reports, and training tools.

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  • Supports

    Learn about what we do, including our Niigaanshkaawin Working Group.

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  • Serving 30 First Nations

    Covering one-third of the province of Ontario with a population of 17,000+.

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ᐃᒪ ᑲᔑ ᐊᐸᑕᐠ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᒥᓄᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ
Toward a holistic approach to thriving communities

Niigaanshkaawin is a project by Tikinagan Child & Family Services that supports its 30 First Nations in determining its own pathway for child welfare. In addition, Niigaanshkaawin is working towards answering three important questions:

  1. ᐊᓀᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᒥᓇᐧᔑᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑫᐊᓂ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ?
    What does a brighter future look like?

  2. ᑫᑯ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᒥᓄᓭᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ?
    What services do communities and families need to thrive?

  3. ᐊᓀᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᓂᑲᐣ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᑎᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐃᔑ ᓂᑲᐣ?
    What is Tikinagan’s role in the future?

“The way forward is breaking trail on new paths. It begins with prioritizing our setting out. It makes us think of all the ways our Elders would care for and teach us as children.”

-Chief Donny Morris, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation