The Auntie who helps Indigenous students adjust to college life

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How one special adviser assists First Nation students as they negotiate the transition to college

In Indigenous families, the aunt often serves as an extra parent who provides advice and emotional support to younger relatives.

Students will “leave school because of a family situation, if someone has taken ill,” says Brenda Small, vice-president of Confederation’s Centre for Policy and Research in Indigenous Learning. “The other factor we have seen is that they will leave for financial challenges.” Emily Willson, a research project manager with the centre, says that, for the outreach role, “we needed the perfect person” and Comeau was it. She built a friendly rapport with students, referring them to on-campus Indigenous resources, including tutors and Elders, and assisting with non-academic problems related to housing, child care and personal finances. Initially, only a few students showed up to open houses held during the month.

 

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