Indigenous Student Advocates provide emotional, social, academic and cultural support to students. They work closely with families, teachers and other personnel to provide service for students.



Children who have Indigenous ancestry are eligible to receive services through the Aboriginal Eudcation Program in School District No 23.  Aboriginal Student Advocates, and Certificed Teachers assist students to help them succeed in school. 

Indigenous Student Advocates are the vital link between Indigenous students and the school system.  Because they provide the unique perspective of a shared cultural heritage, they serve as a communication network among students, their families, and the other school personnel.  The importance of this perspective has been endorsed by the Human Rights Commission by approving preferential hiring of qualified people with aboriginal heritage.

Advocates form the important relationships with Indigenous students that help them to be successful in the school system.

Services that our staff provides are as follows:

• becoming acquainted with all students with Indigenous ancestry and meeting with them periodically throughout the year to maintain relationship
• problem solving clothing, transportation, health, housing and other issues
• providing emotional support and counsel
• reading and writing in-class support
• encouraging goal-setting (academic and behavioural)
• cultural programs at lunch
• cultural presenations in the class and the school
• Gr. 2 and 3 Primary Winter Gathering field trip
• math assistance
• school-home connection
• homework clubs
• being a liasion with parents