{"id":2034,"date":"2021-10-06T08:46:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/?page_id=2034"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:32:11","slug":"meet-brennan-stothers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/meet-our-staff\/meet-brennan-stothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Brennan Stothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-79uwro-fe8bfa157f22a047eac9aa18576cd118 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5xcq44-60e7c6085b13a5d05d8f3d125f369c49\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5xcq44-60e7c6085b13a5d05d8f3d125f369c49 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5xcq44-60e7c6085b13a5d05d8f3d125f369c49 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-5xcq44-60e7c6085b13a5d05d8f3d125f369c49 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-6130 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6130 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/10\/Brennan.Stothers-225x300.png\" alt='' title='Brennan.Stothers'  height=\"300\" width=\"225\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/10\/Brennan.Stothers-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/10\/Brennan.Stothers-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/10\/Brennan.Stothers.png 481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3jyitg-7dc9ae7bfd938e99ea6724cb93b8e8b1 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-9zhas-f561e1de4a02935d55c2d8e484bd43bb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8216;Uy&#8217; skweyul, si&#8217;em&#8217;,<\/p>\n<p>(Good day, respected friend)<\/p>\n<p>My name is Brennan Stothers. I am of Gwich&#8217;in heritage, with roots in the Northwest Territories, and I grew up on Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to acknowledge that we are working on the traditional unceded territory of the K&#8217;\u00f3moks First Nation. It is a privilege and an honour to live and work on their lands.<\/p>\n<p>I am excited to serve as an Indigenous Support Worker (ISW) at Nala&#8217;atsi School within the Indigenous Education Department of School District 71.<\/p>\n<p>Lacrosse has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and it is my connection to my Indigenous identity. Known as the Creator&#8217;s Game, lacrosse comes from Indigenous peoples, and it taught me teamwork, respect, discipline, and what it means to belong to something bigger than yourself. I was fortunate to earn a scholarship to play college lacrosse in West Virginia, and I carry those lessons into my work with students.<\/p>\n<p>I also bring experience as a behavioural interventionist, which has given me practical tools for supporting students with different needs, building trust, and meeting each child where they are. My time as a welder taught me patience and pride in doing things properly. I have always been drawn to history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, which shapes how I think about identity, community, and the stories we carry.<\/p>\n<p>My approach is holistic, with a strong focus on the well-being of each child. I am dedicated to supporting students in line with the guidelines, protocols, and procedures of our school, and to helping create a safe, caring environment where every student feels valued and has the opportunity to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>As an ISW, I am committed to a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for students, families, teachers, and the wider school community. I look forward to building positive relationships and strengthening the connections between school, family, culture, and community.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this important work. I am honoured to serve our students and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Huy tseep q&#8217;u<\/p>\n<p>(Thank you all)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":695,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2034","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-24 19:46:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2034"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6129,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2034\/revisions\/6129"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}