{"id":2035,"date":"2021-10-06T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/?page_id=2035"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:25:17","slug":"meet-lena-murdock","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/meet-our-staff\/meet-lena-murdock\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lena Murdock"},"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-5xcq44-3a0758e6ca78ef53459efe5e77a3f39b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-5xcq44-3a0758e6ca78ef53459efe5e77a3f39b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-5xcq44-3a0758e6ca78ef53459efe5e77a3f39b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-5xcq44-3a0758e6ca78ef53459efe5e77a3f39b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-has-copyright av-copyright-icon-reveal'   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-2505 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2505 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Lena.jpg\" alt='' title='Lena'  height=\"418\" width=\"627\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Lena.jpg 627w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/Lena-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Crystal Clear Photography<span class='avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='info' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Info<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Info<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M11.264 0q1.536 0 2.368 0.864t0.832 2.208q0 1.6-1.248 2.816t-3.040 1.216q-1.536 0-2.368-0.832t-0.768-2.304q0-1.472 1.12-2.72t3.104-1.248zM4.672 32q-3.2 0-1.728-5.696l1.92-8.128q0.448-1.792 0-1.792-0.384 0-1.728 0.576t-2.304 1.216l-0.832-1.408q2.88-2.496 6.048-4.032t4.832-1.536q2.496 0 1.152 5.184l-2.24 8.512q-0.512 2.048 0.192 2.048 1.408 0 3.776-1.92l0.96 1.28q-2.688 2.752-5.6 4.224t-4.448 1.472z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<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 class=\"xmsonormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Sitka Text'; color: black;\">Lena Murdock\u00a0is of M\u00e9tis ancestry, with roots in Southern Quebec, Germany, Denmark, and Slovakia. Born in Alberta and raised in Northern British Columbia, she developed a deep connection to nature early in life. A lifelong animal lover, Lena always has a story to share about one of the many critters she\u2019s cared for.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Sitka Text'; color: black;\">She is deeply grateful to the Pentlatch, Ieeksun, Sahtloot, and Sasitla peoples for their enduring presence and stewardship of the land on which she lives as an uninvited guest. For the past 17 years, Lena has made her home on the territory of the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation, where the natural beauty and spirit of the land continue to inspire and ground her.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Sitka Text'; color: black;\">Lena finds joy in the ocean, the forest, salmon fishing, and especially swimming. 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