Aboriginal Education
& Community Connections
Lansdowne Campus
Ewing Building, Room 272
Tel: 250-370-3299
Fax: 250-370-3291
aboriginal@camosun.bc.ca
Aboriginal Education & Community Connections
Campus office locations & hours
| Monday–Thursday, 8:30am–4:30pm Friday, 8:30am–12pm | Tuesday, 8:30am–1pm |
| Ewing Building, room 272 | Centre for Business & Access Building, room 127, 128 |
| Tel: 250-370-3299 | Tel: 250-370-4870 |
| Fax: 250-370-3291 | |
| aboriginal@camosun.bc.ca |
Community partnerships
- Songhees Employment Learning Centre = SELC • 1500B Admirals Road • Victoria BC • V9A 2R1
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre = VNFC • 231 Regina Avenue • Victoria BC • V8Z 1J6
- Saanich Adult Education Centre = SAEC • 7449 West Saanich Road • Brentwood Bay BC • V8M 1R3
Staff contacts
Please click on each name to learn more about the person and see their photo.
| Name | Nation | Office | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Advisors | ||||
| Louie, Marcey | Nuu-chah-nulth (Ahousaht) | E 272 | louiem@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3299 |
| Martin, Faye | Gitxsan | E 272 | martin@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3692 |
| Wilkinson, Suzanne | Cree (Woodlands) | on leave | ||
| Aboriginal Services Assistant for Health & Human Services | ||||
| McDonald, Wendy | Cree (Northern Manitoba) | SAEC | mcdonald@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3132 |
| Aboriginal Trades Training Initiative Coordinator | ||||
| Michon, Frank | Anishinabe | TEC 170 | michonf@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-4779 |
| Admissions & Enrolment Facilitator | ||||
| Nelson, Tony | Coast Salish (Esquimalt) | ID 103 | nelsont@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3540 |
| Community Liaison | ||||
| Day, Trevor | Secwepemc | E 272 | dayt@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3299 |
| Faculty | ||||
| Simcoe, Janice [Chair, AECC] | Anishinabe (Rama) | E 272 | simcoe@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3163 |
| Biin, Dianne | Tsilhqot'in | LLC 158 | biind@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3949 |
| Happynook, Tommy Jr. | Nuu-chah-nulth (Huu ay aht) | E 272 | happynookt@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3341 |
| Isaac, Jody | Nlaka'pamux | PA 100A | isaacj@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-4610 |
| Kirkland, Tanya [ASP Community Projects Coordinator] | Cree | P 229 | kirklandt@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3341 |
| Lyall, Ruth | Kwakwaka’wakw | E 205 | lyallr@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3121 |
| Michel, Corrine [Indigenization Coordinator] | Secwepemc | P 229 | michel@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3351 |
| Mitchell, Sandee | Anishinabe (Eagle Village) | on leave | ||
| Mundy, Michele | Kwakwaka’wakw | SAEC | mundym@camosun.bc.ca | 250-544-2192 |
| Ormiston, Todd [Program Leader] | Tutchone & Tlingit | E 204 | ormiston@camosun.bc.ca | 250–370–3122 |
| Thiessen, Susanne | Sah Sen Xaayda | CBA 231G | thiessens@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-4165 |
| Wells, Robert [Program Leader] | Blackfoot & Cree | on leave | ||
| Instructional Assistants | ||||
| Barker, Verna | Kwakwaka’wakw | SELC | barkerv@camosun.bc.ca | 250-386-1319 |
| Lacroix, Sandra | Cree (Swan River) | VNFC | lacroix@camosun.bc.ca | 250-384-3211 |
| McDonald, Wendy | Cree (Northern Manitoba) | SAEC | mcdonald@camosun.bc.ca | 250-544-2192 |
| Administrators | ||||
| Loewen, Sarah [Acting Director] | E 234 | loewens@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3295 | |
| Provencher, Doreen [Director's Assistant] | Nuu-chah-nulth (Tla-o-qui-aht) | E 272 | provencherd@camosun.bc.ca | 250-370-3125 |
| Aboriginal Advisory Council | ||||
| Nelson, Nella | Aboriginal Nations Education, School District 61 | |||
| Hutchison, Kari | Victoria Native Friendship Centre | |||
| Underwood, Kendra | Saanich Adult Education Centre, WS'ANEC' School Board | |||
| Gladstone, Linda | Saanich Adult Education Centre, WS'ANEC' School Board | |||
| TBA | Songhees Nation | |||
| Johnsen, Kelly | Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council | |||
| Young, Ruth | Office of Indigenous Affairs, University of Victoria | |||
| TBA | Human & Social Development, University of Victoria | |||
| White, Karen | Cowichan Tribes | |||
| Goodwill, Josh | First Nations Student Association | |||
The Aboriginal Advisory Council is an Aboriginal community-based Council that provides direction to the President regarding Indigenous programming, partnership, and services at Camosun College. The Council meets five times a year. All Indigenous programs must be vetted through the Council.
To make a presentation to the Aboriginal Advisory Council meeting, contact Doreen Provencher.
Last updated: October 31, 2012 2:35 pm
