Faculty and staff

Ey swáyèl, Sts’ó:wuselwet tel skwix. Teli tsel kw’a Leq’á:mel.

Good day, my name is Camielle Laslo and I am from Leq’á:mel.

I was born and raised in Deroche. My early years of education started in Chehalis Community School and this is where I started to learn our Language Halq’eméylem. I had finished my high school career at Hatzic Secondary School.  From here, I went to the University of Fraser Valley (UFV) and worked as a First Nations teacher assistant from 2003 until 2011.  Meanwhile, in 2008, I started my Bachelor of Education(B.ed) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for my elementary teaching degree.  At the same time, I completed my Halq’emeylem Proficiency Certificate from UFV in 2011. From here, I graduated in 2013 with my B.ed from NITEP at UBC and applied to work at Lalme’ iwestawxtexw (Seabird Island Community School) as a teacher on call. I worked as a Halq’eméylem teacher at Lalme’ iwestawxtexw from 2014 until 2019.  It was 2018 when I finished my Master's in Education Administration and Leadership with an Indigenous focus at UBC  Now in 2023, I am teaching Halq'emeylem 101 at UFV and raising a daughter and living in Abbotsford.  

• High School Graduation, Hatzic Secondary School, 2000.
• Halq’emeylem Proficiency Certificate, University of Fraser Valley, 2011.
• Bachelor of Education, University of British Columbia, 2013.
• Masters of Education, University of British Columbia, 2018.