Brazelton Touchpoints Center will host an event in May that focuses on how families raising Indigenous children help their children with issues surrounding identity.
2024 Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige Babies is a free virtual conversation series. Through conversations with families raising Indigenous babies and children, the discussion will center on what it is like to nurture children in the modern world.
The series will explore the ways in which families help their children to grow their Native identities and connections with land while navigating diverse systems of care and learning.
The series is led by Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, Ed.D, the Indigenous Early Learning Collaborative’s institute director and co-founder and principal consultant at First Light Education Project.
The four-part series begins on Friday, May 24 and continues through Friday, Oct. 18 Each webinar is an hour followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with parent panelists. Live Spanish translation is offered for all conversations.
Registration is required.
