ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at two sets of experiences. Seemingly quite different: indigenous communities in Canada, and countries in Africa, but the two stories are intertwined and synergistic, extending from children and families, through communities, to country level dynamics. It came at a transition point in a 25-year history of cross-cultural work when he was considering what might be extracted from those experiences and shared with others focused on early childhood education, care and development (ECD) in the Majority World. That history has been marked by fortuitous invitations. It should be part of scholars' and scholarly institutions' work not only to pass on what is known, but to seek in all ways possible that which is not known, whether through quantitative analysis or through questions to students about their own childhood and development. The creation of the Compendium has made it possible to examine trends in the ECD literature in sub-Saharan Africa over time.
