MADELYNN ALBERT

Employment & Training Manager

EMAIL MADELYNN

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Madelynn is  Secwépemc/ Nłeʔképmx woman and a member of the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band. She has the honor of being the parent to a daughter with a strong heart, fierce mind, and a brave spirit. She is also a proud member of Cook’s Ferry Indian Band. Madelynn is also happy to have a supportive and patient spouse and two respectful, motivated and kind sons that make up her blended family.

Her parents are the late Joe Thomas and Annette Albert. Her paternal grandparents are the late Shirley Ann (Thomas) Joseph and the late Charles Christopher Aloysius Joseph Sr. from Shuswap Band. Her maternal grandparents are Cookie Jules (Delorse George) and Ross Albert. She is blessed to have additional maternal grandparents who have impacted her life in many unforgettable ways: Marie Anderson who inspires her to keep learning and speak her languages. And the late Mary Ann John who she carries in her heart, who has taught many life lessons that survived through generations, which has helped her daily and kept her grounded.

Madelynn spent her early years living and traveling around the Shuswap territory. Participating in family gatherings, learning to harvest from the land, traveling to powwows and Stick games. In 2004 she was able to move into the Nłeʔképmx territory and graduate from Ashcroft secondary. Spence’s Bridge is where she calls  home and is where she had the privilege to learn and grow with both sides of her heritage. Madelynn has been happily living in the Merritt area for several years amongst family and friends.

Her goal is to be the best example for her daughter, in showing her how to walk in two worlds. With Aiyanna as motivation, their family goals are to learn both languages, practice traditional teachings on the land, and try their best to keep learning every day; so that they may ensure their culture stays alive. She has been a stay-at-home-mom, a single mother with three jobs, and a mother as well as a student. Now she has the privilege to say that she has graduated from NVIT with a certificate in Office Administration. She looks forward to being able to provide her support for the Nłeʔképmx territory and our eight participating CNA bands.

When you call Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly, Madelynn will be the voice greeting you, helping you meet your current and future needs the best she can. Madelynn welcomes visitors to come say hello and inquire about any of our employment programs, she looks forward to meeting all members of our Communities.

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rYLEIGH cAMPBELL 

Employment & Training Administration

EMAIL RYLEIGH

He̓n̓łeʔ nskʷe̓stkt he Ryleigh Campbell tuł k̓emus kn nce̓weʔ c̓e he nsqa̓c̓ze Kʷu̓piʔ K̓emus Mike Campbell, c̓e he nski̓xzeʔ Bobbi McKay ƛ̓q̓əmci̓n

Hello, my name is Ryleigh Campbell, my community is Boothroyd, my father is Chief of Boothroyd Mike Campbell and my mother Bobbi McKay from Lytton.

I come from the Nlakapamux Nation between the Fraser Valley and the Interior Thompson, growing up on reserve in Boothroyd – Kahmoose/K̓emus, spending a lot of my youth in Lytton when I began my connection with my Nlakapamux roots and identity. I worked at the Nz̓enme̓n Child and Family Daycare in Lytton for about 5 years learning the language, watching the future generation of Nlakapamux learn our language, practice culture, and embrace their identity in their own ways. I graduated from Ashcroft Secondary, with plans to complete my Early Childhood Education Certificate, I have made some changes which lead me to finding a new passion of Career Development in Employment and Training.

Providing support for neighboring communities to access the training, supports and services they need to overcome the challenges of employment, and assisting those achieve their personal goals. It has been such an incredible journey, and am excited to join Citxw Nlakapamux Assembly in the Employment & Training department again to provide supports and benefits to the communities.

I am currently enrolled with NVIT for the Nłekepmxcin Fluent Language program to connect more with my Nłekeʔmx identity, to teach the future generations and keep the language alive. A new resident to the Nicola Valley, excited to connect with our ancestorial roots and support the Nlakapamux Nation and home communities.

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