First Nation and Metis Advisory Council Strat. Plan |
First Nations & Metis Advisory Council Strategic Planning
By providing feedback to Cumberland College through this questionnaire, you will provide us with important information to serve you better. Please take 10-15 minutes to complete this questionnaire and give us your thoughts and comments.
What is the First Nations and Métis Advisory Council?
The First Nations and Métis Advisory Council (FNMAC) is a Cumberland College council set up to guide the college on how best to serve Indigenous communities and Indigenous students. The council is composed of each of the First Nation and Métis communities within the Cumberland College region, along with representatives from East Side Limb, the Gabriel Dumont Institute, and Cumberland College.
The First Nations and Métis Advisory Council has four primary purposes:
1) to provide guidance and direction on important college initiatives such as Indigenizing the College and Elders-in-Residence;
2) to provide feedback to Cumberland College as to how the College is perceived to be serving the communities it serves and how it may better serve these communities;
3) to encourage dialogue between First Nations and Métis communities about what is happening within their communities and how Cumberland College can support these initiatives; and
4) to allow Cumberland College information (about programs, services, news, etc.) to be distributed (through Advisory Council members) to the community (in this role, Cumberland College First Nations and Métis Advisory Council members will serve as ambassadors for the College).
What is the First Nations and Métis Advisory Council?
The First Nations and Métis Advisory Council (FNMAC) is a Cumberland College council set up to guide the college on how best to serve Indigenous communities and Indigenous students. The council is composed of each of the First Nation and Métis communities within the Cumberland College region, along with representatives from East Side Limb, the Gabriel Dumont Institute, and Cumberland College.
The First Nations and Métis Advisory Council has four primary purposes:
1) to provide guidance and direction on important college initiatives such as Indigenizing the College and Elders-in-Residence;
2) to provide feedback to Cumberland College as to how the College is perceived to be serving the communities it serves and how it may better serve these communities;
3) to encourage dialogue between First Nations and Métis communities about what is happening within their communities and how Cumberland College can support these initiatives; and
4) to allow Cumberland College information (about programs, services, news, etc.) to be distributed (through Advisory Council members) to the community (in this role, Cumberland College First Nations and Métis Advisory Council members will serve as ambassadors for the College).
Why is Cumberland College Undertaking this Survey?
Cumberland College believes cross-cultural competencies are important to all students. In many cases, our students will find themselves working in a cross-cultural context whether it be working with an Indigenous community, working with immigrant communities in other parts of the province or Canada, or working with a global company overseas. In all these circumstances, cross-cultural competencies are critical.
For this reason, Cumberland College has embarked on a process to provide all students with a greater understanding of Indigenous issues through their training. The results of this questionnaire will better help Cumberland College to provide these cross-cultural competencies to students.