About Debra
Serving The Community
Debra Fisher currently serves as the Region 4 Director for East and West Kootenay. She is the minister of Children & Families and Minister of Education (Early Learning/K-12). In addition, she is member of the Housing, People & Culture (HR), and Credit Union Exploratory committees. She continues to serve on the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Children & Family Service Society and Interior Health Leadership Table. She also completed her on the Plain Site Provincial Task Force and founding board of the Amelia Douglas Institute.
Family Roots
Debra, born and raised in Invermere, comes from a lineage with deep historical Métis roots in the Red River and Saskatchewan regions, associated with family names such as Bourassa, Boyer, Piché, Ouellette, Dumont, and Ross. She and her husband, Ken, have been married for 47 years and are proud parents of three adult children and grandchildren. Over the years, they have generously opened their home to over 35 children through foster care, respite care, and by hosting international and Rotary exchange students.
What's important to Debra:
- Governance Reform: Implement transparency and accountability standards to guide the operations of MNBC and Chartered Communities.
- Relationship Building: Rebuild trust through respectful relationships with staff, chartered communities, nation-to-nation, and Indigenous partners.
- Elders: Create an Elders Network at community, regional, and provincial levels to prioritize their needs and advocate on their behalf.
- Métis Nation BC Children & Families: Continue advocating for and developing strong protocols and formal relationships with provincial ministries to enhance support for all chartered communities, ensuring the well-being of Métis children.
- Education and Training: Ensure comprehensive educational support, including funding for all levels of education, from trades to professional and graduate degrees.
Pillars
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Promote Métis rights and recognition, and achieve jurisdiction of our children
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Promote cultural revitalization and cultural wellness
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Pursue socio-economic reconciliation
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Support Métis chartered communities
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Generate core capacity, infrastructure and economic development
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Develop and restore respectful relationships and partnerships