{"id":761,"date":"2021-07-13T11:31:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T18:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/?page_id=761"},"modified":"2025-05-21T17:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:33:56","slug":"indigenous-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/indigenous-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-afowj-fc676834a933a43cd6a28fc213a08d77\">\n.flex_column.av-afowj-fc676834a933a43cd6a28fc213a08d77{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-afowj-fc676834a933a43cd6a28fc213a08d77 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-km3r2n1k-e08de536b5b318e164159610a82ee296 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"pageTitle \">Indigenous Education<\/h1>\n<p>Greetings from Lake Trail Indigenous Education. We are excited to be working with your students this year and look forward to meeting you.<\/p>\n<p>Ancestry is determined on a voluntary basis through self-identification and includes Status, Non-Status, Metis or Inuit Ancestry. The Indigenous Education Program provides several supports that follow the four goals of the Indigenous Education Enhancement Agreement and is provided to enhance existing school programs.<\/p>\n<p>We provide a relaxed and calm space for students. Our room is &#8220;screen free&#8221;&#8230; a place to unplug and connect, play games, chat, or create (unless we are needing technology to help us with our learning) .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Introducing our Indigenous Support Workers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.7186%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2696 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/p_arthur-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/p_arthur-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/p_arthur.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 77.2814%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Taanshi (Hello),<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">It is a privilege to live, love, learn, and work on the unceded traditional territories of the K\u2019omoks First Nation. The Sahtloot, Sasitla, Ieeksun, and Puntledge. I am honored and grateful to be a guest on such beautiful lands and waters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My name is Paul Arthur and I am one of the Indigenous Support Workers at Lake Trail Middle School. I take great pride in returning home to do this work. I am born and grew up in the Comox Valley until I was adopted at 5 years old. Once I was adopted, I lived on Sointula BC plus spent some time in the Nisga\u2019a Valley and in Alert Bay BC. It was not until the summer of 2020 as I was finishing post-secondary that I found out I am Metis. I also have a mixed heritage from across Europe with roots to North Eastern US, Quebec and Polish Jewish connections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Marsee (thank you)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Paul Arthur\u00a0 \u00a0paul.arthur@sd71.bc.ca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-1030x1030.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-1500x1500.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag-705x705.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024\/10\/metis_flag.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.4286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-470x705.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/04\/IMG_2260-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.5714%;\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tan\u2019si, my name is\u00a0<span class=\"markelzxw3yru\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Kristy<\/span>\u00a0Bell. My Indigenous ancestry is from the Driftpile Cree Nation in Northern Alberta and my settler ancestry from Scotland. I am grateful to walk gently on the unceeded territory and lands of the Sahtloot, Sasitla, Ieeksun and Pentlatch, the K&#8217;omoks Peoples. I have four children, two of whom have graduated from G.P Vanier and Nala\u2019atsi and two in grade 7 and 11. My children and I have a beautiful blended family and hold family connections to K\u2019omoks First Nation (Ieeksun and Pentlatch), Kingcome, Stz\u2019Uminus First Nation and Cowichan Tribes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0I studied Criminology in Post Secondary and have spent many years advocating for Indigenous youth and families involved with the Criminal Justice System and the Ministry of Children and Families. I am a passionate grassroots organizer raising awareness on the many issues we as Indigenous peoples face in a broken colonial system with a focus on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited peoples across Canada. I worked with the First Nations Justice Council of British Columbia, the Provincial Government as an advisor and the Federal Government as an assistant to Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. In that work, I ensured decisions made that impact our lives should have the representation of Indigenous voices at decision making tables within every level of Government. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I am inspired to start this new journey at Lake Trail Community School. I believe our young people are our greatest gifts and I\u2019m humbled to be in this role and excited to get to know each student, celebrate their gifts and walk together in a good way.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Kristy.Bell@sd71.bc.ca<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1373 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/02\/InEd-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Community Resources:<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandhealth.ca\/learn-about-health\/aboriginal-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aboriginal Island Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>B.C. First Nations Textbook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/07\/BC-FN-12-Text_Part1.pdf\">B.C. First Nations Textbook &#8211; Part 1 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/07\/BC-FN-12-Text_Part2.pdf\">B.C. First Nations Textbook &#8211; Part 2 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/07\/BC-FN-12-Text_Part3.pdf\">B.C. First Nations Textbook &#8211; Part 3 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2021\/07\/BC-FN-12-Text_Part4.pdf\">B.C. First Nations Textbook &#8211; Part 4 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More Indigenous Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/\">Indigenous Education: Comox Valley Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aboriginaleducation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Education: Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComoxValleySD71?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3AComoxValleySD71&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findigenouseducation.comoxvalleyschools.ca%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Education: Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-761","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 03:08:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2892,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/761\/revisions\/2892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/lake-trail-community-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}