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The Elders-in-Residence Program responds to the Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action. In keeping with the College’s inclusive delivery methods, the Elders-in-Residence Program provides service to students in-person, by phone, and virtually.
Students are encouraged to contact Elders when seeking personal or professional cultural advice or guidance, with questions about Indigenous protocol or languages, or just to have a casual conversation or to say ‘hello’.
ELDERS PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Kokum Priscilla is Monday and Tuesday afternoons at the Peace River Campus. She can be reached by teams, or email at lalondep@northernlakescollege.ca and you can also pop by her office for a cup of tea and a chat.
Elder Sophie’s hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 1 to 3 at the Wabasca Campus. She can also be reached by phone at 780-891-2746.
ELDER BIOGRAPHIES
Elder Priscilla Lalonde - Peace River Campus
Priscilla Lalonde lives in Peace River and is a proud mother to two children and blessed to be a Kookum to three amazing nosimak (grandchildren). She is nehiyaw, treaty from Driftpile First Nation (through her father) and Métis (through her mother).
Priscilla has had the honor of being in the helping field for over forty-five years. She graduated from Grant McEwan College with a diploma in Social Work in 1982 and from the U of C with a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 1990. She has worked in the areas of addictions, child protection, family violence prevention, and mental health. She has volunteered on many boards, committees, and other helping agencies in her effort to contribute to her home area. She has been able to integrate these professional and personal experiences in her current work.
Sophie Gladue
Sophie Gladue is a kind, loving, and giving woman full of interesting stories. A Grant MacEwan College graduate, Sophie Gladue has a passion for indigenous crafts and languages. She was a full-time Cree instructor for Northland School. Sophie was the first person to translate “Oh Canada” in Cree. Nowadays, this translation is all over the schools in Northern Alberta.
Located in Wabasca, Sophie enjoys sharing her knowledge of designing and crafting indigenous clothes, instruments and items with students and the community. As our NLC Elder-in-Residence she loves meeting students that either would like to learn indigenous crafts or simply enjoy a warm conversation.
Learn from our Elders-in-Residence about Indigenous Languages*
*only accessible for NLC employees and students with an NLC login