Elder's Lunch

On April 9 Nicola-Similkameen Indigenous Education Department honored the Elders and Knowledge Keepers who support our students across Nicola-Similkameen. Their presence is a gift—grounding our schools in language, culture, values, and lived experience that can’t be found in a textbook. Knowledge keepers help our students know who they are, where they come from, and how to walk with confidence in both Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds. 

As a school community, our responsibility is to keep making space in ways that are respectful and well-supported—through proper protocols, fair compensation, consistent scheduling, and by ensuring voices help guide what we do. Thank you for walking alongside our students and for strengthening Nicola-Similkameen through the teachings shared. limləmt. kʷu kʷústəm.