Peel Aboriginal Steering Committee - PASC

Children’s Services formed the Peel Aboriginal Steering Committee (PASC) in 2007 in partnership with the three Aboriginal groups in Peel:

Since then, The following partners have become members of PASC:

What is the purpose of PASC?

Raises awareness among Peel residents (both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) about the Aboriginal People’s heritage and culture.
Works to support the development of programs for Aboriginal families.

What has PASC accomplished?

PASC has:

Organized the annual A Gathering: Peel’s Aboriginal Celebration.
Created a poster for Aboriginal families to promote PASC and provide contact information of three Aboriginal community groups in Peel.
Provided training and information opportunities to enable members of the Best Start Network and the broader community to develop a deeper understanding of the Aboriginal community (First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples).

Children’s Services hired a Community Engagement Specialist and an Early Childhood Outreach Worker for the Aboriginal Community to:

Co-ordinate PASC’s activities, including raising the awareness of the broader community about PASC and its work.
Develop and distribute Aboriginal resource kits to all early learning and child care settings in Peel.
Provide training for service providers, parents and children so that Aboriginal learning is part of the environment and curriculum.

As a result of the increased awareness, organizations are increasing their activities with and services for the Aboriginal community.

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board has added Aboriginal resources to classrooms.
Peel Planning consulted with PASC for advice on how to include the Aboriginal perspective in the Official Plan update.
The Atkinson Foundation at OISE, University of Toronto consulted PASC on strategies to attract Aboriginal youth into Early Childhood Education training programs.

PASC Brochure (2 pages, 358KB)

PASC Workplan (1 page, 37KB)

Revised: Monday November 16 2009