Carissa Block – II
My first home was on a boat anchored in the waters of the Taíno people (St. John, USVI), but I spent most of my childhood on the lands and waters of the Suquamish people (Bainbridge Island, WA). After high school I moved north to xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory in 2014 to study at UBC. I, a […]
Lauren Casey
Haala ḵaats’ii, I am Haida and Cree-Metis. My paternal family is registered with Skidegate of the Haida Nation, of the Juus Clan from the Youngs and Collinsons. My maternal family are of mixed settler and Red River Metis descent. Our family names include Desmarais, Clermont, and Delorme. I lived on the lands of the Katzie, […]
Hannah Coderre
I was born and raised in Treaty 8, in Northern Alberta and I am of Métis and mixed European settler heritage. My paternal Métis family is originally from Lac La Biche, Treaty 6. I now live on the ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səl̓ilwətaɬ Nations with my little family. I am […]
Renata Hall
I am a second-generation cis-gendered Black, and queer, Toronto Born settler with Ghanian and Indigenous Guyanese (Amerindian-Akawaio) ancestry. I have lived most of my life in the Greater Toronto Area, the unceded land and territory of the Mississauga’s, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg. I am honored to join the team and further grateful for the opportunity to […]
Janelle Kasperski – II
I belong to the Nisga’a Nation located in northern, so-called, “British Columbia.” I also carry Polish/Ukrainian heritage on my father’s side. Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat and my home community of Lax̱g̱alts’ap are places that have informed my growth and knowledge over the years. I come from a long line of strong Matriarchal teachings. These were […]
Janey Lew
I’m a second-generation Chinese-Canadian, born and raised on the unceded, ancestral lands of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tseil-watuth peoples. I joined the CTLT Indigenous Initiatives 2015 as an educational developer working to support capacity-building for Indigenous engagement in teaching and learning. In my current role as Senior Strategist, I support and liaise with academic and other […]
Samantha Nock
Tân’si, I am Cree-Métis and grew up in Treaty 8 territory in the BC Peace Region. My maternal family is from Ile-a-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Treaty 10. My family names are Morin, Bouvier, and Gardner. I am of mixed European settler and Métis heritage on my father’s side. I released my first collection of poetry with Talonbooks […]
Paulina Semenec
I am a first-generation immigrant of European (Czech) ancestry and came to Canada in the late 1980’s with my family at the age of 6. I grew up in various places in Ontario but spent the majority of my childhood living in Mississauga, Ontario. After completing my B.A, I decided that a change of scenery […]
Kyle Shaughnessy
Masi! Edanet’e! On my mother’s side I’m Tłı̨chǫ Dene, Ukrainian, and French. Our family names are Camsell, Lafferty, and Koyczan, we’re originally from Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories. On my father’s side I’m Irish. I was born in Yellowknife, NWT and raised in Nunavut and rural BC. I’ve now lived on unceded Coast Salish lands for most […]
Amy Perreault
Taanishi kiiaywow. I am Red River Métis and Irish on my paternal side, and Belgian and German on my maternal side. I am a citizen of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. My Dad’s family is originally from St. Boniface and St. Francois Xavier, with ties also to Lebret and Fort Qu’appelle, Saskatchewan. I am […]
