I am a nêhiyaw iskwew (Cree woman) from Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan, originally from Edmonton, Alberta, with mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry. I also carry Métis lineage through my maternal family and am a descendant of Indian Day School survivors from St. Pascal's in Saskatchewan.
I am an Indigenous educator, speaker, and patient partner whose work brings together lived experience, healthcare systems knowledge, and community-informed education.
My work began through advocating for myself and my children while navigating healthcare, child welfare, and mental health systems as an Indigenous mother. Those experiences became the foundation for helping organizations better understand Indigenous patient experiences and the ways systems are experienced by Indigenous individuals, families, and communities.
Alongside my education work, I am an Inter-Facility Emergency Medical Call Taker with BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and an Indigenous Patient Partner with Fraser Health. These roles provide practical insight into healthcare systems, patient experiences, communication, and opportunities for meaningful systems change.
Today, I work with healthcare organizations, researchers, educational institutions, and community partners through speaking engagements, workshops, advisory work, and patient partnership. My work is grounded in trauma-informed, culturally safe, relationship-based approaches that move beyond awareness toward practical action.
I have a particular interest in Indigenous women's health, maternal and perinatal mental health, healthcare systems, and improving Indigenous patient experiences across healthcare.
My work is educational and community-based. I do not provide clinical care, counselling, crisis intervention, legal representation, individual advocacy, or ongoing case management.
Indigenous Community Cluster Member
(Volunteer Term Ending Oct 2026) –
UBC Roots for Indigenous Partnered Research Cluster
Indigenous Community Board Member –
Fraser Health Research Ethic Board
Indigenous Patient Partner (Volunteer) – Fraser Health Authority
Research Co- Applicant – PARLab (UBC), Dr. Nichole Fairbrother
Inter-Facility Emergency Medical Call Taker – BC Emergency Health Services
Indigenous Cultural Educator & Speaker
My work is grounded in lived experience, cultural safety, trauma-informed practice, and respectful collaboration with Indigenous communities, organizations, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, and systems. I focus on creating opportunities for learning, reflection, dialogue, and meaningful systems change through education, speaking, research, and advisory collaboration.
Keynotes, community presentations, learning circles, conference sessions, panels, and facilitated conversations grounded in Indigenous lived experience and practical learning.
Workshops, presentations, and facilitated learning that move beyond cultural safety awareness into practical application, reflection, communication, and systems change.
Topics may include:
These sessions are educational and reflective, designed to support ongoing learning and systems improvement.
Collaboration with research teams, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and community partners to bring Indigenous lived experience and community-informed perspectives into research, education, policy discussions, and systems improvement.
Areas of collaboration may include: