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Specialized Child and Youth Group Care

Our culturally appropriate center(s) provide a safe,

stable, and caring environment which allows children and youth to grow and experience their own

culture while providing “Life skills” to work towards a successful future. Our team of trained

leaders and youth workers focus on “Building bridges” and helping the youth work towards

reunification with self, family, culture, and community

OKISIKOW ISKWEW CENTER LTD Values “Seven Sacred teachings,

Humility, Honesty, Respect, Courage, Wisdom, Truth and Love are the core pillars of

OKISIKOWISKWEW CENTER LTD. It is through attending our traditional language teachings

and ceremonies such as: Creation story, naming ceremony, Rites of passage, Women’s Moon

lodge, Sweat Lodge, Reiki, Horse dance, round dance, Powwow, Medicine picking, Oscapious

teachings, Sundance, and Culture camps that we enhance and teach these values.

Our program rests on a foundation of language(s), culture and ceremony and

we provide children and youth access to knowledge, lessons and teaching of their own heritage,

including; Naming ceremony, Belly button exercise, Walking out ceremony, Rites of passage,

Land based teachings, Talking/Sharing circle, Oscapious teachings, Sweat lodge, Sundance, Horse

dance and ceremonial teachings, crafts, dancing, singing and language, reiki and traditional

healing, Equine assisted learning, coping with bullying, peer pressure, suicide awareness,

substance abuse, men’s and women’s teachings.

Our Drive Program provides safe

transportation and supervision to and from appointments, ceremony, recreational activities, home,

and community visits. All our staff and driver(s) have certification in Standard first aid, Non-

violent crisis intervention, Suicide intervention and Medication administration.

Our vehicles carry Two-million-dollar insurance liability, first aid kit, fire

extinguisher and Narcan kits.

OKISIKOW ISKWEW CENTER LTD Director/designate supports and

assists with the coordination of “Supervised Visits” and facilitates parent/child interactions where

required. The Director/designate is always present to observe and document interactions between

parent and child.

We encourages youth to participate

with staff in recreational activities outside of the home that promote healthy body, mind, and spirit

such as swimming,