Formed to create a link to Indigenous communities while guiding their learners, the Indigenous Advisory Council acknowledges the unceded lands of the Coast Salish who allow the ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ community to gather and learn in their territory.
Responsibilities
The Council was created in June 2002 to provide ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ with a link to Indigenous communities. The Council’s mandate is to make recommendations and provide guidance that enhances services, improves retention and ensures the success of Indigenous learners in ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ programs.
Composition
Members include Elders and representatives of diverse Indigenous communities. This includes professional content experts in a range of areas relevant to the ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ mandate, Indigenous students, and alumni.
Members are appointed by the President & CEO, Len Goerke, in consultation with the Office of Indigenization and Council.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Darryl Gray
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ Board of Governors
Qwayacnit Hakuum (Natalee Dennis)
Senior Director, Indigenous Health Program,
BC Emergency Health Services,
Provincial Health Services Authority
Jason La Rochelle
Director, Office of Indigenization, ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿
Ken Pruden
Elder-in-Residence, ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿
Lori Pruce
Director, Aboriginal Programs and Relationships, Corrections Branch, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Province of British Columbia
Len Goerke
³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ President and CEO
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We respectfully acknowledge ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿'s New Westminster campus is located on the unceded Traditional Territories of the Qayqayt, Musqueam and Coast Salish Peoples.