Goota Desmarais
Goota Desmarais - Goota is from Nunavut and spent her childhood living in an Inuit settlement during the winter and a traditional settlement during the summers. Goota will share about language, culture and traditional living from the land.
Maggie Loney
Born in Alberta near Edmonton, Maggie is of Cree, Mohawk, Lakota, and crow ancestry. She has spent many years living and learning from the land and she enjoys sharing and passing on her multiple Indigenous teachings from across Canada. Maggie holds the knowledge of medicine, culture, and land-based teachings.
Linda Prentice
Linda Prentice: Linda is a Cree First Nation/Metis Knowledge Keeper, with roots in the Kehewin Cree Nation in Treaty 6. She is a mother of 3 grown children, grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren who are all near and dear to her. Linda is a Registered Social Worker and has presented at conferences, conventions, she actively supports schools and communities by sharing her knowledge and teachings to both adults and students.
Elder Alice Berger
Is an Elder who provides guidance and wisdom to school divisions to help foster relationships and move towards reconciliation.
Lloyd Puliam
Metis Local - Is a Metis Elder in the Red Deer area shares his Metis story through song. He is active with the local community and sits on the UAVS Elder’s Circle.
Doreen Bergum
Metis Local -Is a Metis Elder with the Red Metis Local. She currently lives in Sundre, Alberta and loves sharing her culture with students and youth and adults to share understanding and pride in the Metis culture.
Dean Johnson
Dean Shingoose (his blood identity) is a Knowledge Keeper from treaty 4, who started a traditional way of life in 2002. He has been blessed by so many Elders especially Lynn and Corky from the Red Deer Community. Without the love and guidance, Dean wouldn’t be where he is today.
Philip Campiou
Is a traditional Woodland Cree from Driftpile First Nation. Currently, lives in the Enoch area and actively teaches a holistic approach to health and healing within schools and community.
Corky and Lynn Jonasson
Elder Theresa "Corky" Larsen Jonasson is Cree and has ties to Samson band in Maskwacis; she currently lives in Red Deer on Treaty 7 territory. Corky shares teachings, knowledge, prayer and guidance with local school divisions. Elder Corky is a ceremonial Elder in the community of Red Deer; together with her husband, Elder Lynn, provide community sweats and keep the sweat lodge up and running in Red Deer. Corky also oversees the coming of age ceremony for youth and spends as much time as possible working with the Indigenous youth in Red Deer.