By Nick Dube

College of New Caledonia and Lheidli T’enneh First Nation sign historic MOU

Oct 15, 2025 | 4:51 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – For over one year CNC and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation have been working on a Memorandum of understanding.. Wednesday morning Chief Dolleen Logan and CNC President Cindy Heitman met downtown to put pen to paper. The memorandum represents a collaborative effort to support Lheidli T’enneh members access to post secondary education by providing tuition support and wraparound services. Chief Logan says that more members are getting comfortable and feeling welcome on campus which is a large step forward.

“It’s a start and it’s since Cindy has been in her position we have seen a major change. This will create a deeper impact because there members that are going to school and they’re going to feel more comfortable going. Before it was always something that our members wanted to do, but they didn’t have the self-esteem to go but now I think more and more members are going to CNC and they’re comfortable. They know Cindy is an open book and she has her doors open. So our members know if they need anything they have a friendly face to talk to.” said Logan.

The MOU will consist of ten slots per year with 5 of those slots being designated for the trades. CNC president Heitman says that this is just the beginning as the MOU could lead to additional students receiving support in the future. The hope is that the MOU will inspire more Indigenous students to take up studies.

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“It’s important that students see themselves in in the places they spend their time so it’s important that when Lheidli students are sitting in classrooms, they see other Lheidli students. It’s important that they see themselves reflected in the environment. It creates safety and belonging. And we know without those two things, it’s really hard to be successful in education. I think this is the beginning for Lheidli T’enneh and for CNC. We have so much to learn, and I think this relationship will allow us to learn and grow together in a community.” said Heitman.

CNC is currently speaking to other First Nations around the North to develop similar partnerships.