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 in 2025: A Family of Dreamers. I live in East Van with my partner and our cat (Betty). I am a strong advocate for harm reduction, abolition, and liberatory healing in our communities.

I have over a decade of experience in community organizing, working with youth, and arts-based youth education. For the last 15 years, I have lived on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, where I have worked hard to build relationships with Host Nations and urban Indigenous community. In 2014 I completed my undergraduate degree at UBC in First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Political Science. After graduating, I developed the K-12 educational program at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art and sat on the Indigenous Women’s Council for the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. I completed a web development bootcamp in 2019 which has brought me to finding the connections between community centered educational programming and technology. On the II Team you can find me updating our website, writing blogs, creating exciting new educational resources, or producing Stories in/relation, our podcast for the in/relation project. I’m always happy to chat about resource development, so if you have an idea or want to collaborate, fill out our consultation form!