The leadership DVD is a designed to engage communities in dialogue regarding the importance of early childhood development. The goal of the project is the development of a multimedia resource (DVD) that may be used as a template for communities to use in meetings and gatherings to inform and raise awareness among Aboriginal Leadership regarding the importance of the early years in Aboriginal children’s development.

The indirect goals of the project are to make children a priority in our communities and to engage communities and leadership in dialogue for community change. The DVD aims to provide information about the research on the early years and brain development, to illustrate how culture and language are critical aspects in caring for, teaching and raising young Aboriginal children and to provide information regarding the economical importance of investing in the early years for the future of our communities.

The DVD has been created for use with multi-viewer groups and is approximately 15 minutes in length. This interactive DVD has a pause feature to allow for discussion/reflection; can be user directed enabling the user to choose from a menu (or chapter) a topic area of interest for the community and to facilitate choice in viewing. The DVD resource development is nearing completion and will be available in early May 2009.

• Click here to view the DVD on You Tube.
• Click here to view a copy of the press release.
• Click here to download a copy of the DVD order form.
• To view a speaker's biography please click on their name.
  • Bruce Dumont
  • Deborah Canada
  • Dr. Lee Brown
  • Lt. Gov. Steven Point
  • Vonnie Hutchingson
• Click here to view the protection of indigenous knowledge guidelines.

For more information, contact Marcia Dawson, SB6 Provincial Aboriginal Coordinator, marciad@successby6bc.ca