New Head Start program spaces have been proposed for both the Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation community of Mînî Thnî (Morley) and the Îyârhe Nakoda First Nation community of Bighorn. In Mînî Thnî, the Head Start program offers a culturally-based educational foundation to 3-to-5-year-old children. Stoney Health Services executive director Aaron Khan said that Mînî Thnî has already been approved for a new building for the program, which is proposed to be constructed south of the community’s existing daycare. The facility will have a new playground and parking lot. “This space will be very important for early learning and provide opportunity to our young kids and families,” said Khan. Cochrane Eagle reports that the Head Start facility is in planning for Îyârhe Nakoda First Nation.
