Fostering a culture of respect

At Coast Mountain College our Indigenous community members and students are represented when administrative protocols and issues are discussed, and decisions are made.

Including Indigenous voices and engaging in authentic listening is how we are building a culture of respect. • First Nations Council

• Board of Governors

• Education Council

• Aboriginal Course & Program Articulation Committee

Indigenization of programs

The traditions of Indigenous people in the Northwest are honoured and supported and through education we work to help ensure traditions continue throughout future generations.

Indigenous-focused programs

• First Nations Fine Arts

• First Nations Studies Specialization

Indigenous-focused field studies

• Relationships and Language: Truth and Reconciliation in Northwestern BC

• Haida Gwaii

• People of the Skeena • Sense of Place: Gitga’at Territory Seaweed Camp • Stewart/Telegraph Creek

coastmountaincollege.ca/indigenous-resources

Cultural Connections

Local Indigenous communities guide how we include Indigenous culture and knowledge into the Coast Mountain College experience.

Our classes support First Peoples’ principles of learning and recognize relationships between traditional cultures of our region and the success of our students.

We continue to develop programs connected to cultural, social, political and economic values; connected to the realities of Indigenous communities around us.

It is important that students recognize and respect all First Nations land and people in each of the communities Coast Mountain College serves. First Nations culture plays a huge role in campus atmosphere and our society.