October 10: Olympia Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration
Join the Squaxin Island Tribe and the City of Olympia to celebrate local Indigenous culture, history and communities!:
Olympia Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration
Mon., Oct. 10 | 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Squaxin Park, 2600 East Bay Drive NE
Shuttle bus available, call for info: 360-753-8343
View flyer here
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"Whatever the future holds, do not forget who you are. Teach your children, teach your children’s children, and then teach their children also. Teach them the pride of a great people … A time will come again when they will celebrate together with joy.When that happens my spirit will be there with you."
-Chief Leschi, Nisqually
Each week, DCYF ESIT Tribal Support Specialist Brian Frisina provides a key topic to help us get to know our Tribal Nations partners better.
This week’s topic is:
The importance of Indigenous People’s Day is recognition. What was a day celebrating the beginning of a genocide of Native peoples and culture, has become a day of recognition? It is the very beginning of a long road to not only recognizing Indigenous peoples, lands, treaty rights, and cultures, but to also recognize past and present hardships confronted by Native people daily. Through recognition, we can learn to respect Native culture and Tribal sovereignty.
These states are ditching Columbus Day to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead. Read full CNN article by Scottie Andrew:
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Over 100 New Yorkers are asked to identify the “origin” of two Native models to understand where contemporary Native lives exist in popular consciousness.
Watch Indigenous in New York, read full blog and learn more about Project 562:
"October 12 is Columbus Day, a day that our government has deemed worthy of remembrance, but with all due respect there is an ugly truth that has been overlooked for way too long..." Watch full video (watch time 1:04):
Learn more about the history of the holiday, ten ways to Honor Indigenous People's Day and check out more resources:
Sources
Image: Washington State Democratic Party. Uploaded to Facebook Oct. 2020.
Indigenous Peoples' Day. CNN article by Scottie Andrew, Oct. 2020.Reconsider Columbus.
Reconsider Columbus. Honor Indigenous People’s Day.. Project 562, created by Matika Wilbur. © All rights reserved.
Reconsider Columbus Day. Uploaded to YouTube by nuheightzcinema, Oct. 2009.
Indigenous People’s Day|UUA.com. © 1996-2022 Unitarian Universalist Association.
PIE is ESIT’s 12-month training program designed for parents or caregivers with children who have received ESIT services through an ESIT program. The goal of PIE is to enhance the leadership and advocacy skills of participants so they can become active leaders in their communities.
ESIT would like to introduce you to Bee Balasa
Hi everyone! I’m Bee and live on Whidbey Island with my spouse, little one (3 years old) and animals. I first learned of early intervention when my child was born prematurely at 32 weeks due to preeclampsia. With support, we were able to navigate his feeding and sensory needs while also learning about how he was impacted by trauma during his time in the NICU.
I work as a Family Resource Coordinator now, and it drives my passion to meet parents where they are and support them in navigating supports for their family and advocating for themselves and their children. I also aim to work to advocate as a Trans parent and supporting LGBTQIA+ parents and children in our community.
Welcome to PIE, Bee!
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Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) and the Washington Association of Infant Mental Health (WA-AIMH) are excited to share an incredible training!
The NeuroRelational Framework (NRF) is being offered to qualified and selected multi-disciplinary teams across Washington State. This advanced Infant and Family Relational Health (IFRH), also known as Infant Mental Health (IMH), training focuses on the integration of social-emotional capacities with developmental needs of very young children and their families.
The course is designed with a team approach to learning, offering ESIT Provider Agencies more advanced and intensive knowledge about IFRH within their system of services and supports to ESIT families. It is part of the overall State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) with a focus to build and improve IFRH practices amongst the ESIT workforce.
The following information outlines the details for submitting an “Expression of Interest.” We are hopeful your program will find the benefits of this exciting opportunity!
Learn in depth about the course, time commitment and selection criteria:
The Expression of Interest Form is due by Fri., Oct. 14:
You can also find this training information posted on ESIT's State Systemic Improvement Plan page.
Questions? Please contact ESIT Workforce Development Manager, DeEtte Snyder, at deette.snyder@dcyf.wa.gov.
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This will be a time for peer networking and learning from each other. ESIT State Leadership Team staff will be present to answer policy-related questions and facilitate the conversation.
October 18 | 8 - 9 a.m.
If you would like to request an accommodation for this meeting, please contact Maia Thomas at maia.thomas@dcyf.wa.gov at the time of registration.
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The October SICC meeting is just around the corner! Please join us virtually:
Wednesday, October 26 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
If you would like your email added to the SICC direct email list to receive the SICC agenda and meeting materials in advance of upcoming SICC meetings, email Will Moncrease, with the subject: Add me to SICC DL.
Questions? Please contact DCYF ESIT Partnership & Collaboration Manager, Will Moncrease, Jr., at will.moncrease@dcyf.wa.gov.
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ESIT's virtual Regional Provider Meetings are coming up, November 14 - 17!
These meetings are for representatives from ESIT Provider Agencies and County Lead Agencies.
Below are registration links to each regional meeting:
Questions? Please contact Will Moncrease, Jr., DCYF ESIT Partnership & Collaboration Manager.
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For the October SLP/SLP-A networking session, Debi Hagardt, M.S. CCC-SLP, from Holly Ridge Center will be facilitating a conversation on Language Learning through Music. Debi has led many language groups with an emphasis on music and is very knowledgeable about this topic. She is an exceptionally gifted singer. Please join us and feel free to invite others as this topic is not limited to SLP/SLP-A’s:
State Connect: SLP Networking
Second Thursday Monthly
October 13 | 9 – 10 a.m.
If you have any questions, or have a topic you’d like to lead, please contact Kay Nelson at knelson@hollyridge.org.
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This 2022 series is called “Going Virtual.” Webinars in this series will discusses equitable, culturally sustaining early intervention (EI) and early childhood (EC) care and education strategies and their application in a virtual, or telehealth, environment. These webinars address family coaching practices, aspects of the transition process in various contexts, and common challenges often experienced by families and practitioners in virtual settings.
Presented by the Military Families Learning Network
Nov. 16 | 8 – 9:30 a.m.
Webinar Series Flyer
Find registration information for one or more sessions:
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Please be advised of the Department of Education’s website to all things related to student loans and The Biden-Harris Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan! Student loan forgiveness information can be accessed from the pink ribbon at the top of the Department’s home page. Access this information directly at:
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