OUR HISTORY

Nzen’man’ was formed in 1993 with the mandate to ensure children and families had access to diverse programs and services that honour Nlaka’pamux culture, traditions, and values with respect to early learning and child care.

We honour our children as the centre of our communities and the heart of our Nation’s future. We have always believed that children deserve the best possible start in life. With that, everyone at Nzen’man’ has a sacred responsibility to care for the children of today and the children of tomorrow by providing and advocating for innovative, community-driven, Nlaka’pamux-centred child and family development programs and services, including:

• Pre and post natal supports, including Doula Services
• Early Years Home Visiting/Aboriginal Infant Development
• 54 Child Care Spaces
• Family Drop-In and Events throughout the Nlaka’pamux Nation
• Aboriginal Supported Child Development

Based on the mandate given to us by the founding communities, the efforts we have made since our establishment, our teams’ recent input, and the needs of Nlaka’pamux today,

Nzen’man’s vision for the future is:

A Nation where all children are cared for in a good way and families have the support to raise happy and healthy children who have a strong foundation and connections to our nkshAytkn (relations), our tmix (land), and our ways of being as Nlaka’pamux.