Jeremy Jones

Community Engagement Manager

My name is Jeremy Jones. I come from Nanoose First Nations located on Vancouver Island. I have many roots within the Coast Salish peoples, some stretching as far as Ditidaht in the Nuu-chah-nulth tribes. I have been taught traditional knowledge from my village and surrounding nations.   

With these teachings, I have put into practice the value of ensuring that people can be cared for in a way that encompasses their emotional and spiritual needs. After some time, I attended the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in their Chemical Addictions Worker program, where I learned indigenous modalities in healing with a focus on folks with chemical addictions. I have a history of working in sexual health within indigenous communities at local and National levels.   

In addition to my Sexual Health work, I have explicitly worked in Gay Men's Health/men who have sex with men (MSM). I bring my experience as a queer indigenous male with my traditional upbringing. It is also important to note that one of my biggest passions is working with our indigenous LGBTQ + community. I hope to be able to specifically Lee work with our indigenous queer communities as I proceed with this work. This experience made me a Resolution Health Support Worker / LGBTQ + liaison for the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.   

Mostly, my role with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society is to provide workshops to help educate folks about our real history and provide emotional and spiritual support to walk with our people in a good way. Having said this, thank you for looking into our organization and raising my hands to you to lift your spirit.  

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