ACCESSING PROGRAMS “When you know who you are;

AND SERVICES
when your mission is clear
and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable
How can my child access Indigenous will;
programs and services?
no cold can touch your heart;
 When enrolling your child in school, mark ‘Yes’ no deluge can dampen your purpose.
to Indigenous Ancestry on the school registra-

Does your
tion form. You know that you are alive.”

- Chief Seattle ‘ Do you have ‘Aboriginal Ances-

 Also sign the Indigenous Support

child have
try’?
Services consent form sent home every
September. If any of the following applies to a stu-
 If your child opts to not access the
Programs you can still support Indigenous
dent, they have ‘Aboriginal Ancestry’, and
are eligible for our Aboriginal programs
and services:
Indigenous education programs by
filling out the consent form. Ancestry?
 First Nations, Inuit, or Metis ancestry

originalAncestry’?
status or non-status
When are these programs offered?
If any of the following applies to a student, they
Programs and services are offered throughout have ‘Aboriginal Ancestry’, and are eligible for
the school year, September through June.

How can I find out more information

about these programs and services?
Contact the Principal or the Indigenous Support
Worker at your school, or contact the Indigenous
Education Department via the contact information
on the back of this brochure.
Sḵwxwú7mesh Nation Dance group
Welh Tima Kexwusem
(Culture Bringing People Together)

Contact Us
Susan Leslie INDIGENOUS
778 266-0168

School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky)

PO. Box 250, 37866 2nd Avenue
EDUCATION
Squamish, BC V8B 0A2 School District No. 48
Telephone: 604-892-5228 Programs and Services
Fax: 604-892-1038
 If any of the following applies to a
student, they have ‘Indigenous Ances-
try’, and are eligible for our Indigenous
programs and services:

 First Nations, Inuit, or Metis ancestry

 status or non-status

 on-reserve or off-reserve

Programs and services
The following is a list of the programs and
services offered to all students who claim
Indigenous Ancestry in the School District
#48:
 Indigenous Boys & Girls Clubs
 After-school tutoring and bussing
 Indigenous Youth Council
Other programs organized by the Indigenous Squamish Nation Parent
Education Department that are offered to all stu- Association
dents in School District #48 include:
The Squamish Nation Parent Association has
 24 Hour Drum event
monthly meetings:
 Language classes and cultural programs
Date: last Thursday of every month,
 Potlatch program for grade 4 classes (South) Sept.-June
 Indigenous Leadership, BC First Nations 12, Time: 5:00 pm
First Peoples’ English 10-12
Location: Totem Hall, Squamish

 Post-secondary campus tours For more information, please contact: Leanne Lewis at
604-892-5166 or leanne_lewis@squamish.net
 Indigenous Student Graduation
Celebrations
 Indigenous Celebrations of Learning, and
Indigenous scholarship application assis-
tance
 Indigenous School-Based Teams,
 Indigenous Support Workers, Success
Advisors