Matthew Coutu-Moya
Matthew Coutu-Moya is Michif-Chilean from Summerland, British Columbia. His mother was born and raised in the prairies of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Her family has ties to Michif communities of St-Boniface, Petite Pointe du Ch锚nes (Lorette) and St-Laurent in Manitoba as well as St-Paul-des-M茅tis (St-Paul) in Alberta. His father is from Santiago, Chile and came to Canada as a refugee after the Pinochet coup. Prior to living in Montr茅al, Matthew worked for three years with immigrants and refugees at Kamloops Immigrant Services. This work would motivate him to return to school. In 2017, Matthew moved to Montr茅al to study at 不良研究所鈥檚 School of Social Work.
After graduating in 2020, Matthew worked with Indigenous Access 不良研究所, a program which supports Indigenous students at the School of Social Work. Matthew is excited and grateful to join the team at First Peoples鈥� House as he hopes to continue giving back to the programs which supported him during his own studies as well as fostering a home away from home for Indigenous students at 不良研究所.