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Matthew Coutu-Moya - Administrative Supervisor

Matthew Coutu-Moya is Michif-Chilean from Summerland, British Columbia. His mother was born and raised in the prairies of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Her family has ties to Michif communities of St-Boniface, Petite Pointe du Chênes (Lorette) and St-Laurent in Manitoba as well as St-Paul-des-Métis (St-Paul) in Alberta. His father is from Santiago, Chile and came to Canada as a refugee after the Pinochet coup. Prior to living in Montréal, Matthew worked for three years with immigrants and refugees at Kamloops Immigrant Services. This work would motivate him to return to school. In 2017, Matthew moved to Montréal to study at McGill’s School of Social Work.

After graduating in 2020, Matthew worked with Indigenous Access McGill, a program which supports Indigenous students at the School of Social Work. Matthew is excited and grateful to join the team at First Peoples’ House as he hopes to continue giving back to the programs which supported him during his own studies as well as fostering a home away from home for Indigenous students at McGill.

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Pasha Partridge - Administrative Coordinator

Pasha April Partridge is Inuk from Kuujjuaq and Kanien'kehá:ka from Kahnawà:ke. She is the Administrative Coordinator for the First Peoples’ House at »ÆÆ¬ÀóÖ¦ÊÓÆµ, where her passion for student success can be nurtured. She was a research assistant for a big research project called the First Peoples’ Postsecondary Storytelling Exchange (FPPSE) where she has been advocating for Indigenous student success. Since 2016, she has spent much of her time visiting different post-secondary institutions to talk with teachers, deans and various levels of academic leadership to share her experience as an Indigenous student and how things can be changed to make students feel more welcomed in their classrooms. She has a love for research, specifically research for and by Indigenous people. She is a research assistant for the Cultural and Indigenous Research in Counselling Psychology (CIRC) Lab at »ÆÆ¬ÀóÖ¦ÊÓÆµ. She is a multi-disciplinary artist, focusing on sealskin materials to make jewelry and accessories. She also recently began incorporating soapstone carvings into her artwork. She is also a filmmaker, having made 4 short films all focusing on her Indigenous identity. Ìý

Marlowe Dubois -ÌýIndigenous Student Associate

MarloweÌýDubois isÌýCree First Nation, born and raised in Saskatchewan, and is a band member of Ochapowace First Nation. He enrolled at McGill in the faculty of education in 2016, graduating with a Bachelor of Education in 2021.ÌýHe has a background in both provincial and IndigenousÌýeducation systems through work as a teacher, creating familiarity with what students require to succeed and what specific roadblocks IndigenousÌýstudents will face in the university system.

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