The resource guide was created before theCollege's First Nation Advisory Committee became the Aboriginal Advisory Committee.
Established to provide services and support to Indigenous students at Douglas, the Douglas College First Nations Advisory Committee was made up of stakeholders from within the College community and beyond. A 1995 resource guide for Indigenous students included the following description of the committee:
“The Douglas College First Nations Advisory Committee meets regularly to work with Douglas College in developing and implementing community educational initiatives, programs and services. Membership is comprised of First Nations representatives from Qayqayt First Nation, Vancouver and New Westminster Education Centres, New Westminster Urban Cultural Society, New Westminster Senior Secondary School, Douglas College Faculty and Staff, Douglas College First Nations Alumni, Douglas College Student Society First Nations representative, and the New Westminster, Katzie and Coquitlam Bands. The Douglas College First Nations Advisory Committee works to support and guide the ‘Spirit’ for enhancing services for First Nations Learners at Douglas College.”
In the early 2000s, the committee’s name was changed to the Aboriginal Advisory Committee.
The Aboriginal Advisory Committee continued the work of its predecessor committee in providing services and support to Indigenous students at Douglas College. The Committee was comprised of stakeholders from within the College community and beyond.
The Committee's name was later changed to the Indigenous (FNMI) Advisory Committee.
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File consists of a copy of the 1995 "Resource Guide for First Nations Learners", a 2007 Gathering Place proposal submitted to the BC Ministry of Advanced Education by Douglas College and the Qayqayt First Nation, and a copy of a program from the Aboriginal Gathering Place grand opening in 2012.
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