Welcome!
Welcome to the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre, home of the early learning programs Sivummut Head Start and Tumiralaat Child Care Centre; the Inuit Family Literacy Program, Youth programs like Bridging the Gap and the Tukimut After-school; and the Inuktitut language program, Uqausivut.
Parents As Authors Series Traveling Across Canada
As part of the Canadian Language Museum’s traveling exhibits, our books are being featured as part of the “Speaking the Inuit Way” Exhibit that highlights Inuit diversity and language revitilization efforts. To find out more about the Museum’s mandate and exhibition dates click here. The PAA Books are written in English and Inuktitut, and are available for purchase.
TD Bank gives the OICC
a great kickstart
Through the generous donation by the TD Bank, the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre has been able to purchase a building dedicated to the Inuit youth of the Ottawa community. Representatives from TD Bank Group and the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre join Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson opened the new building on April 3, 2012.
Go Shopping and automatically fundraise for the OICC!
Buy groceries, gas, clothing, and help raise funds for the OICC–automatically! It is all through a progam called FundScrip. You buy your favourite stores’ Gift Cards through FundScrip, OICC’s ID code 3VKC4R, then go shopping! It’s that easy. Call Sherry 613-746-5400, ext. 223. Please, consider fundraising with no donations or additional costs to you. Qujannamiik!!
Opportunity Knocks with the YMCA
The Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre has been chosen to participate in YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada. Ten Inuit youth from the OICC Youth Steering Committee will be going to Webequie, ON. We are fundraising to cover the costs. Please donate to help give these youth unforgettable experiences and memories.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
A video to highlight success stories honours our kindergarten class made possible in partnership with the OCDSB, the Aboriginal Head Start Program funded by PHAC and the City of Ottawa Childcare funding. It is so amazing when we can all come together for a common cause – our children.
Learn Inuit Culture Online!
Welcome to the Inuit Cultural Online Resource, also known as ICOR. This site was created to provide a central location online to learn about Canadian Inuit culture. This site is designed to serve as a resource for Canadian school age children and their teachers. It’s purpose is to offer new a different ways of learning about Inuit culture and what it means to be Inuit.
Elder’s Night
Come down and spend a night with some of our most treasured Elders. From stories growing up to their perspectives on today and tomorrow, you will always walk away with some new perspective.
Click here for details about previous Elders’ Nights featured at the OICC. Or, for more information contact Lynda at 613-744-3133, x 222.
Resource Lending Library
Are you interested in learning about the Inuit culture? Are you trying to integrate more Inuit cultural into your teaching?
We invite you to visit our Uqausivut Resource Library and see what we have to offer! This lending library is available to parents and educators, Inuit/Aboriginal organizations, key community organizations, and local schools.
Call Lynda, 613-744-3133, ext 222.
We Are Healthy Cookbook
This cookbook is the result of the ‘We Are Healthy’ program, where parents of Inuit children were given easy, cost-effective and fun recipes and physical activity opportunities to encourage healthy life-styles. Now we are able to share with you some of the program’s recipes. Thank you to the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport – Healthy Communities Fund for their generous funding support.
Footprints Newsletter
and staying current
Footprints is a quarterly newsletter that shares success stories from Aboriginal communities across the province, as well as relevant news items from Government of Ontario ministries. Subscribe to future FREE issues by following the link and providing your email address.
Welcome to The Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre!
The OICC is now registered on Canada Helps, an on-line donation site for Canadian charities. So please feel free to pass this information along to anyone who you think would be interested in donating to the OICC. http://www.canadahelps.org/
All you need to do is enter the name Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre (make sure it has the apostrophe in Children’s), and follow the instructions. Qujannamiik!
