From Ottawa Citizen Article:
It is probably the only day care in Ottawa that encourages kids to play with knives.
The unique Tumiralaat Inuit Childcare Centre had its official opening Friday in an afternoon of Inuit culture, throat singing and thanksgiving.
The knives are ulus — wooden-handled, semi-circular blades that are traditionally used to skin and dice fish. Here, they are blunted and children use them to sculpt modelling clay.
The Tumiralaat, or "Little Feet," centre, has been open since mid-July. Operated by the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre, the day care, at 224 McArthur St., ensures that urban Inuit children don't lose touch with their cultural heritage.
It is the only day care of its kind in Canada.
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