Informational advocacy and education only. Not clinical or crisis support.
Community-informed advocacy, learning, and education rooted in lived experience and cultural safety.
Community-informed advocacy, learning, and education rooted in lived experience and cultural safety.
I am a First Nations advocate, educator, and Indigenous patient partner with lived experience navigating healthcare, child welfare, and mental health systems as an Indigenous mother.
My work is grounded in lived experience — advocating for myself and my children during moments of crisis, and witnessing how Indigenous families are often misunderstood, unsupported, or harmed within systems meant to provide care. What began as survival and self-advocacy grew into a commitment to help other families better understand and navigate these systems.
I work with BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) as an Inter-Facility Emergency Medical Call Taker and serve as an Indigenous Patient Partner with Fraser Health Authority. These roles inform my system-level understanding of care, communication, and how Indigenous patients and families can request Indigenous Liaison or Indigenous Health supports within Fraser Health hospitals when those supports have been requested but not provided.
My advocacy work is community-based and informational in nature. I am not a licensed clinician and do not provide clinical care, counselling, crisis intervention, or case management.
I support understanding of Indigenous lived experiences within healthcare, child welfare, and social systems through information-sharing, education, and advocacy at a systems level.
This work focuses on identifying systemic gaps, sharing community-informed insights, and supporting culturally safe and trauma-informed approaches.
This work is informational and educational in nature.
I do not provide case management, crisis response, or ongoing individual advocacy.
I provide informational support with navigating Indigenous status and benefits-related forms, including explaining application processes, required documentation, and where to submit forms.
Support may include:
This support is informational only. I do not submit applications, provide legal advice, or act as a representative. I do not provide case management, crisis response, or ongoing individual advocacy.
Form navigation support is typically offered as a one-time informational session. Extended or ongoing support may be limited based on capacity.
For legal advice or representation related to status applications, individuals should consult Indigenous legal services or appropriate legal counsel.
I provide short-term, remote advocacy support only when an Indigenous individual or family reaches out directly and Indigenous Liaison or Indigenous Health support has been requested but not provided.
Support is limited to:
I do not attend in person, provide emotional or clinical support, manage care, coordinate services, or arrange referrals.
Once Indigenous Liaison or Indigenous Health support is engaged, my advocacy role ends.
I offer educational sessions, workshops, and speaking engagements grounded in lived experience, Indigenous perspectives, and trauma-informed practice.
Topics may include:
Sessions are offered through honoraria or contractual agreements, depending on scope and setting.
Educational work does not involve individual advocacy or service provision.
My work is guided by ongoing learning from Indigenous communities, lived experience, and relationships.
I engage with communities to listen, learn, and reflect, and bring those insights back into institutional spaces in respectful, accountable, and systems-focused ways.
This work does not involve distributing funding, providing financial support, or managing individual care.
This work is offered through honoraria or contractual agreements, depending on the scope and nature of engagement.
Compensation is discussed collaboratively and agreed upon in advance to ensure clarity, respect, and transparency.
Form and System navigation support is typically offered as a one-time informational session. Extended or ongoing support may be limited based on capacity.
Contact me if:
Please note:
I am not able to provide ongoing individual advocacy, case management, or support outside of this scope.
I am not a licensed healthcare provider, social worker, counsellor, therapist, or crisis responder.
My work is limited to informational advocacy, education, and resource-sharing. I do not provide clinical care, diagnosis, treatment, counselling, crisis intervention, case management, or ongoing individual support.
I do not act as an Indigenous Liaison or Indigenous Health provider. Indigenous Liaison and Indigenous Health teams are employed by health authorities and are responsible for ongoing care and follow-up.
Indigenous Patient Partner – Fraser Health Authority
Indigenous Patient Partner – PARLab (UBC), Dr. Nichole Fairbrother
Inter-Facility Emergency Medical Call Taker – BC Emergency Health Services
Independent Indigenous Advocate & Educator
Healthcare administration & clinical systems experience
(BC Children’s Hospital, clinics, emergency health services).
Emergency and inter-facility systems navigation across BC.
Patient and family-facing roles in high-acuity healthcare environments.
Indigenous Canada – University of Alberta
San’ Yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
Indigenous Awareness Canada Training
Health Unit Clerk Diploma
Medical Office Administration
Paralegal Studies
Upcoming in 2026:
Trauma-Informed Practice – Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute (Live Virtual Workshops)
Decolonizing Your Helping Practice, Weaving Indigenous and Western Healing Approaches (April 2026)
Peace Arch Hospital – Grand Rounds (Co-presenter)
Legal Aid BC – Indigenous Mothering
UBC Medical School – Children with Health Complexity
Partnership for Women’s Health Research Canada – Guest Speaker
Community contributor & patient partner on CIHR-funded maternal mental health research.
Letters of support and lived-experience guidance informing culturally safe research design.
My work is grounded in lived experience, community accountability, and professional systems knowledge. I do not present myself as a clinician and do not provide clinical or crisis services.
Samantha Durocher
This space documents my ongoing learning, teaching, and engagements with communities, organizations, and systems. Reflections shared here are offered with humility and respect, do not represent any single Nation or community and do not represent individual advocacy or ongoing support relationships.
Please reach me at hello@samanthadurocher.ca if you cannot find an answer to your question.
No. I do not provide crisis support or formal case management.
My work focuses on advocacy, education, and community-informed learning within healthcare, research, and organizational settings. If you are in need of immediate support, I encourage you to reach out to local crisis or local community services in your area.
I share free, community-based resources and information when requested. This support is informational and time-limited and does not replace professional services, crisis response, or formal case management.
I do not provide ongoing individual or family support.
I work with communities and organizations through relationship-based, consent-informed engagement. This includes listening to community experiences, supporting reflection and learning, and bringing community-informed insights back into systems in respectful and accountable ways.
My approach is grounded in cultural safety, trauma-informed practice, and ethical engagement, with care taken to align expectations in advance.
My role is advocacy-focused and limited to supporting communication and requesting Indigenous Liaison or Indigenous Health involvement when it has been requested but not provided.
Indigenous Patient Liaisons and Indigenous Health teams work inside hospitals and are responsible for ongoing care and support.
No. I do not monitor hospitals or emergency departments. I only become aware of situations when individuals or families reach out directly or request information.
Once Indigenous Liaison or Indigenous Health support is engaged, my advocacy role ends. Ongoing care, decision-making, and follow-up are the responsibility of the hospital team, treatment providers, and family supports.
Yes. Educational sessions, speaking engagements, advisory work, and collaborative projects are offered through honoraria or contractual agreements. The approach is discussed in advance and determined collaboratively based on scope, setting, and context.
This helps ensure the work is sustainable and respectful of the preparation and lived experience involved.
Individual and family community support is not billed and is offered without expectation of compensation.
I am not currently operating as a formal organization or nonprofit. I work independently and may collaborate with healthcare organizations, research teams, and community partners in advisory, educational, or patient-partner roles.
Any affiliations or collaborations are clearly identified within the context of specific projects or engagements.
Topics I engage with include Indigenous cultural safety, trauma-informed care, ethical engagement, healthcare and child welfare system navigation, patient and family perspectives, and community-informed approaches to care and research.
Topics and formats are always shaped collaboratively to fit the audience and setting.
Yes. My work is informed by lived experience as an Indigenous mother navigating healthcare, child welfare, and mental health systems, alongside community engagement and professional collaboration.
Lived experience is shared thoughtfully and intentionally, with care taken to prioritize respect, boundaries, and purpose.
This work is best suited for organizations, teams, and institutions seeking to deepen their understanding of Indigenous experiences in healthcare, education, and social systems through ethical, trauma-informed engagement.
It also includes relationship-based learning with Indigenous communities, Friendship Centers, and First Nations when invited, with the intention of listening, learning, and respectfully bringing community-informed insights back into organizational and system spaces. Community engagement is approached with humility, consent, and accountability, and does not position me as a representative for any single Nation or community.
If you’re interested in collaboration, education, or advisory work, you’re welcome to get in touch.
Please note: I am not able to provide crisis support or direct case management through this site.
Meetings By Appointment
Samantha Durocher - Indigenous Advocacy &Education
I acknowledge that my work takes place on the unceded territories of the Fraser Salish Peoples — including Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, and Qayqayt Nations.
British Columbia, Canada
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