‘Reigniting conversations’: Family services society Nenan Dane Zaa Deh Zona hosts open house and annual general meeting

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A local family services organization dedicated to assisting families in the Indigenous community hosted an open house alongside its annual general meeting. The Nenan Dane Zaa Deh Zona Family Services Society is located in downtown Fort St. John, offering services including “nurturing the creation of child-centered systems of support that honor and meaningfully engage children and families by linking to their distinct culture, traditional practices and languages,” according to its website. The organization currently offers services to local First Nations in the area as well as members of the region’s Métis community, said executive director Derian Young. “The purpose of Nenan from the beginning was to pursue the reclamation of our inherent rights and responsibilities for our children,” said Young. “As times progress, things have…

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