FORT QU'APPELLE - Both the White Bear First Nations and Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nations have become beneficiaries of children’s books courtesy of the Treaty Education Alliance.
Headquartered in Fort Qu’Appelle, the alliance provides educational assistance for six First Nations communities.
The alliance has a partnership with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The Canadian chapter was formed in 2006 and is a book-gifting program devoted to inspiring a love of reading in the hearts of children everywhere. Each month, enrolled children received a high-quality, age-appropriate book in the mail free of charge.
Children receive books from until age five. As of December 2022, nearly 200 million books have been gifted to children all over the world.
Sarah Ballard is the school services co-ordinator of Treaty Education Alliance.
“Our alliance joined the Dolly Parton program in 2018 and to date we have delivered over 2,900 books to the children of our affiliated First Nation communities. With generous donations received from organizations such as Enbridge and Canada Post, we are able to fund the monthly cost of the program.”
Any children under the age of five can enroll in this program. An easy-to-use application form is provided on the Treaty Education Alliance Facebook page.
If you would like to donate towards the program, you can contact the Treaty Education Alliance at 306-332-2626.
