At its core, Indigenous Child and Youth Care: Weaving Two Heart Stories Together is about unity. It seeks to create a heart-to-heart practice by bridging Indigenous ways of knowing with Western Child and Youth Care practices, encouraging students to approach their work with a more open understanding of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit worldviews.
Author Cherylanne James guides students through self-location by dismantling their pre-existing biases regarding Indigenous Peoples, understanding personal privilege and power, educating themselves on Canadian and Indigenous history and contexts, and learning about the pervasive impacts of colonialism. Students will cultivate a practice that encourages ethical spaces of engagement while steering away from surface-level or disingenuous interactions.
The text applies concepts and theories such as relational accountability, interconnectivity, resurgence, community-centred approaches, wise practices, relationship-building, anti-oppression, anti-racist, and social justice frameworks to enrich CYC practices and prepare students to engage with Indigenous children, youth, and families in an informed, meaningful way.
Indigenous Child and Youth Care is designed as a journey, wherein the student reflects while they learn and grow as a CYC professional. It includes a variety of pedagogical features that catalyze thoughtful interaction with the material, such as a glossary, discussion questions, reflective practice question boxes, and additional resources for further learning. This is a powerful and vital text for college and university students in Child and Youth Care and Human Services.
FEATURES
unites Indigenous worldviews, histories and knowledge systems with western Child and Youth Care practices
exposes students to pre-existing colonial and racist power structures while introducing them to Indigenous concepts and theories for inclusive practice
contains a broad variety of pedagogical features, including a glossary, reflective practice questions, discussion questions, activities, and additional resources
SECTION 1 CONTEXT FOR INDIGENOUS CHILD AND YOUTH PRACTICES Chapter 1 Self-Location Chapter 2 Storying Identity Chapter 3 Living History Chapter 4 Wise Practice: The Self (Part 1) Chapter 5 Wise Practice: Working within Spaces and with Others (Part 2)
SECTION 2 CHALLENGES Chapter 6 Canadian Child Welfare’s Impact on Indigenous Children, Families, and Communities Chapter 7 MMIWG2S People and Gender-Based Violence Chapter 8 Trauma Chapter 9 Legislation, Calls to Action, and Policy
SECTION 3 CHILD, YOUTH, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY APPROACHES Chapter 10 Heart-Centred Practice: Fostering Love through Indigenous Approaches to Child and Youth Work Chapter 11 Supporting Kinship and Family Relations Chapter 12 Community Wellness: Land, Water, Language, and Community Chapter 13 Resurgence and Resistance: Re/Centring Indigenous Children and Youth through Strength-Based Approaches Closing Heart-to-Heart Practice
Child and Youth Care Certification Board Glossary Index
Biography
Cherylanne James is Anishinaabe from Chippewas of Rama First Nation and belongs to the urban Indigenous community of Nogojiwanong (Peterborough, ON). She is the Educational Developer and Curriculum Lead at First Nations Technical Institute located on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. She is a visual artist, writer, educator, and storyteller.
“Cherylanne James has written a must-read textbook that invites readers to connect in relationship with holistic concepts and practices of child and youth care rooted in Indigenous ways of being. This book will take you on a journey of learning and unlearning as you navigate the important heart work of child and youth care.”
—Joanna White, Anishinaabe (Aamjwinaang First Nation), Indigenous Curriculum and Cultural Advisor, Red River College Polytechnic
“This book is a powerful call for emerging and current CYCs to learn to understand the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and the historical and contemporary issues they continue to face. CYCs have an important role—to uplift Indigenous voices and challenge longstanding systems of oppression. Cherylanne James encourages thoughtful reflection throughout her text, which enables readers to deconstruct Western and Eurocentric approaches. It was an honour to read Cherylanne’s lived experiences.”
—Melissa Farrow, BCYC, RSSW, Part-Time Faculty and Durham College Care Clinic Supervisor, Faculty of Social and Community Services, Durham College
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When instructors adopt Indigenous Child and Youth Care for their course they will receive access to instructor resources, including a test bank and chapter PowerPoints.
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