Deborah is from Whitefish River First Nation and she was born in Birch Island, Ontario to Elder Marion McGregor. She earned her PhD in Forestry from the University of Toronto. She is an Associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice. Her work is at the forefront of Indigenous environmental justice research as well as Indigenous research theory and practice. Her work has focused on Indigenous knowledge systems and their various applications in diverse contexts including water and environmental governance, environmental justice, climate justice, and Indigenous research theory and methodologies.

Jesse Unaapik Mike is an Inuk who was born and raised in Iqaluit, but lived in her family’s hometown of Pangnirtung for short stints in her early years. She has 2 daughters, Niviaq aged 9 and Mik'ngayaq aged 2 and is married to Moriah Sallaffie who is from Nome, Alaska. Together, they raise their girls in an area a short ride from Iqaluit, called Apex. Jesse has always stayed committed to advocating for Inuit on social justice issues, and continues to do so where she can. She is currently the Project Director for a non-profit learning organization called Ilitaqsiniq and is at the end of her studies at X University in Public Administration and Governance with an Indigenous focus.

Tiffany is a (non-status) Secwépemc farmer, land and seed steward, language learner, and food sovereignty advocate. Her passion for feeding people and firm belief in the right to healthy, culturally-appropriate foods for all, drives her work. She is passionate about the uncomfortable work in dismantling structural racism within institutions and conducting experimental plant breeding projects to adapt nutrient-dense cultivars to our changing climate as a guest in Treaty 8 Territory. Tiffany has served as a volunteer Advisory Council member with the Community Seed Network, and currently sits as a Member at Large on the Board of Directors for Seed Change, as well on the Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for Farmers for Climate Solutions. In her ‘day job’, Tiffany engages with stakeholders, partners, and rural residents through her work as a Wildfire Assistant with the BC Wildfire Service, to help present education around wildfire prevention and mitigation, as well as encourage autonomy for land stewardship within Indigenous communities. Her hope is to continue being a ‘Weaver’, advocating to create better access to resources and increase our collective seed and food security and sovereignty.

Bryanna Brown is Inuk and Mi’kmaq from Nunatsiavut, Labrador. She came up with the idea to promote “Land Back” to advocate for sovereignty in Indigenous peoples, as well as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities, and land ownership as a means of environmental protection. She is on Indigenous Climate Action’s National Steering Committee, as well as the Climate Policy Advisory Council and is a Community Support Worker working in anti-human trafficking for Inuit. She advocates for the rights of women, Indigenous Peoples, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), environmental injustice in relation to MMIWG, persons with disabilities, mental health, food security among Indigenous communities, human trafficking, and decolonization. Bryanna is also an Indigenous Facilitator working with Teknowave.

Katherine Whitecloud, Mother and Grandmother, is Community leader and knowledge keeper from Wipazoka Wakpa Dakota Nation. Chosen at the age of 16 to represent her people, Katherine has been a spokesperson for her Nation for over 30 years. She has worked for the Community for over thirty years in several roles, including Chief, Director of Education, CEO for the Assembly of First Nations, Director of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, and Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Her work lies in ensuring the life and teachings articulated and envisioned by her forefathers is honoured and protected.

Pamela Beebe is a member of the Kainai Nation, Treaty 7 and currently resides in Calgary. Her spouse, Tito, is a member of Tohono O’odham and Chippewa Cree Nations and they have 2 teenagers, Brodie and Leeann. Pamela currently works as a System Planner at the Calgary Homeless Foundation. In her free time, she enjoys storytelling as a Producer with Tito (volunteer Director & writer), as they have created short films and continue to pursue this passion. In the 1990’s, Pamela completed her first degree at McGill University and graduated as a Chiropractor from Life West Chiropractic College. She switched careers when her children were born and has been primarily employed in the Not for Profit sector for the last 10 years. Pamela volunteers in the community for organizations that support Women’s issues, housing, environment and diversity/equity.