Help me receive tuition funding
We, the undersigned, urge Serpent River First Nations to approve tuition funding for dental hygiene education.
Access to dental health services strengthens our community's wellbeing. Training members in dental hygiene directly addresses healthcare capacity within our nation and ensures culturally grounded, community-centered care. When our people study health professions, they return with skills and commitment to serve us.
The petitioner is pursuing dental hygiene education and has committed to demonstrating how this training will benefit our community. Letters of support from community members, surveys reflecting identified needs, and alignment with existing community plans all document this connection. These materials show that this education is not individual advancement alone — it is an investment in our collective health infrastructure.
Tuition funding removes a barrier that prevents capable community members from completing professional training. When we support our students, we build capacity we control and own. Dental hygiene professionals trained within our community understand our specific health challenges, our cultural context, and our priorities in ways that outside providers cannot.
We ask that the band approve this tuition funding request and recognize the documentation provided — community letters, survey data, and references to community health plans — as evidence that this education serves our nation's health security and self-determination.
Our people deserve access to quality dental care delivered by and for our community. Funding this education is an act of community investment.
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I am proud of my niece, Jewel a member of Serpent River First Nation who has been working incredibly hard to pursue her education in dental hygiene. It is disappointing to see her facing barriers in accessing the funding she needs to complete her education. Indigenous women deserve the opportunity support and resources to pursue their educational goals and build successful careers. Investing in Indigenous students is an investment in stronger communities and a brighter future.
Access to dental care in Canada is a problem. It is so important to support students who have a passion for serving their communities as dental hygienists. Please support Jewel as she works toward this goal.
Improving access to dental hygiene care would be an asset to any community and that community would be incredibly lucky to have Jewel help to provide it. Her dedication, knowledge, and commitment to improving and maintaining to oral/overall health of her community is admirable and helping her to provide in the future through helping her with tuition now would be incredibly beneficial. Olivia Mancor RDH, BDSc., MHPE
As an Ethics & Jurisprudence Educator at CNIH our Profession has embraced the theories of Cultural Humility and Cultural Safety in dental hygiene professional practice. Jewel is able to bring her First Nations' worldview to CNIH and in turn will bring the Profession of dental hygiene to the community; not only clinical therapy but "oral health education and health promotion" (FDHRC, 2023). Respectfully, KFP
As a former student myself, I know how important education and support are in achieving your goals. Wishing Jewel every success in becoming a dental hygienist. Best of luck, Jewel! ❤️
Investing in dental hygiene education is an investment in the health of Indigenous communities. Jewel is putting in the dedication, and it is heartbreaking to see funding barriers stand in her way. Please approve Jewel’s tuition support so she can finish her training at CNIH.
Jewel is a lovely person and well deserving of this funding.
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Help me receive tuition funding
We, the undersigned, urge Serpent River First Nations to approve tuition funding for dental hygiene education.
Access to dental health services strengthens our community's wellbeing. Training members in dental hygiene directly addresses healthcare capacity within our nation and ensures culturally grounded, community-centered care. When our people study health professions, they return with skills and commitment to serve us.
The petitioner is pursuing dental hygiene education and has committed to demonstrating how this training will benefit our community. Letters of support from community members, surveys reflecting identified needs, and alignment with existing community plans all document this connection. These materials show that this education is not individual advancement alone — it is an investment in our collective health infrastructure.
Tuition funding removes a barrier that prevents capable community members from completing professional training. When we support our students, we build capacity we control and own. Dental hygiene professionals trained within our community understand our specific health challenges, our cultural context, and our priorities in ways that outside providers cannot.
We ask that the band approve this tuition funding request and recognize the documentation provided — community letters, survey data, and references to community health plans — as evidence that this education serves our nation's health security and self-determination.
Our people deserve access to quality dental care delivered by and for our community. Funding this education is an act of community investment.
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She centrer’s herself around wanting to help people. Preventative health care, like dental hygiene, saves money down the road.
I am proud of my niece, Jewel a member of Serpent River First Nation who has been working incredibly hard to pursue her education in dental hygiene. It is disappointing to see her facing barriers in accessing the funding she needs to complete her education. Indigenous women deserve the opportunity support and resources to pursue their educational goals and build successful careers. Investing in Indigenous students is an investment in stronger communities and a brighter future.
Access to dental care in Canada is a problem. It is so important to support students who have a passion for serving their communities as dental hygienists. Please support Jewel as she works toward this goal.
Improving access to dental hygiene care would be an asset to any community and that community would be incredibly lucky to have Jewel help to provide it. Her dedication, knowledge, and commitment to improving and maintaining to oral/overall health of her community is admirable and helping her to provide in the future through helping her with tuition now would be incredibly beneficial. Olivia Mancor RDH, BDSc., MHPE
As an Ethics & Jurisprudence Educator at CNIH our Profession has embraced the theories of Cultural Humility and Cultural Safety in dental hygiene professional practice. Jewel is able to bring her First Nations' worldview to CNIH and in turn will bring the Profession of dental hygiene to the community; not only clinical therapy but "oral health education and health promotion" (FDHRC, 2023). Respectfully, KFP
As a former student myself, I know how important education and support are in achieving your goals. Wishing Jewel every success in becoming a dental hygienist. Best of luck, Jewel! ❤️
Investing in dental hygiene education is an investment in the health of Indigenous communities. Jewel is putting in the dedication, and it is heartbreaking to see funding barriers stand in her way. Please approve Jewel’s tuition support so she can finish her training at CNIH.
Jewel is a lovely person and well deserving of this funding.
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She centrer’s herself around wanting to help people. Preventative health care, like dental hygiene, saves money down the road.