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 91¶¶Òõ community to gather and learn in their territory.
Responsibilities
The Council was created in June 2002 to provide 91¶¶Òõ 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 91¶¶Òõ programs.
Composition
Members include Elders and representatives of diverse Indigenous communities. This includes professional content experts in a range of areas relevant to the 91¶¶Òõ 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
91¶¶Òõ 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, 91¶¶Òõ
Ken Pruden
Elder-in-Residence, 91¶¶Òõ
Lori Pruce
Director, Aboriginal Programs and Relationships, Corrections Branch, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Province of British Columbia
Len Goerke
91¶¶Òõ President and CEO
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We respectfully acknowledge 91¶¶Òõ's New Westminster campus is located on the unceded Traditional Territories of the Qayqayt, Musqueam and Coast Salish Peoples.