Last Monday, our Interim Executive Director and Service Quality Lead had the opportunity to visit p̓aačiidʔaaʔtx to talk with Chief Jones and Council Member Trystan Dunn-Jones about SIIA’s work. We also had the opportunity to meet with some staff members and...
The work SIIA is doing is currently being legislatively empowered by Bill C-92 :Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families which allows our communities to control and govern our child and family services, and to create our own...
Including our urban community members’ voices is an important part of SIIA’s community engagement work. Over the summer and fall, our team has reached out and connected with a number of key Indigenous Service providers who primarily serve the urban...
Our SIIA team has been grateful to be present a bit more in the community over the fall through both a Beading Lunch Social as well as a Ribbon Skirt Workshop hosted by the fantastic Crystal Brune! October 24, 2022- Sc’ianew Ribbon Skirt Night October 17, 2022-...
In June, our SIIA team was honoured to take part in Sc’ianew’s first BBQ and Grad Ceremony since the start of the pandemic! It was so awesome to see the community all come out to support their grads and share a meal together!