Media & Selected Work

Canadian Indigenous Cognitive Assessment – Nakoda Adaptation

Community Research Advisory Committee member supporting culturally grounded cognitive-assessment research with Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation and FHQTC

The Beacon Project

Community Wisdom Partner in a land-based Indigenous storytelling project rooted in Pasqua First Nation and the Qu’Appelle Valley. 

Qu’Appelle Valley: A Land of Love, History, and Healing
Featured in a CBC story by Ntawnis Piapot exploring family, culture, history, land and healing in the Qu’Appelle Valley.

Research & Journalism

Broken Promises / Clean Water Project
Contributor to investigative journalism and research examining drinking water inequities in First Nations communities.

Dirty Water, Murky Processes

Co-author of an investigative feature examining sovereignty, water infrastructure, bureaucracy and local control in First Nations communities.

Indigenous Men, Suicides, Racism, and Health Care: Who Is Watching?

Sole student researcher on a Project Censored feature examining Indigenous male suicide, racism, colonial trauma and inequities in health care

Indigenous Trauma and Suicide: An Enduring Legacy of Colonialism

Student researcher on a Project Censored investigation examining Indigenous trauma, suicide, colonialism and gaps in public attention to the crisis

Film & Television

This Time Last Winter
Lead role as Iona; recipient of the Best Actress Award at the 2010 Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival.  The film was directed by Ann Verrall and written by Sarah Abbott and Ann Verrall. It later aired on APTN and screened at multiple festivals and public events.

Moccasin Flats
Recurring role across the television series, with additional credit in Moccasin Flats: Redemption

Corner Gas
Television acting credit

Fall Wind - Katepwet             Lead role; short film about MMIWGS

Additional media experience includes commercial and public-service campaign work

Advocacy & Public Engagement

Standing Rock & Water Advocacy

Public engagement related to Indigenous water protection, Standing Rock and First Nations water issues

Systems Navigation & First Nations Equity

Featured by VICE in coverage examining the challenges First Nations families face when navigating health, education and government systems.

First Nations Children & Service Equity

Public advocacy focused on jurisdictional gaps and inequitable access to early-intervention and support services for First Nations children and families living on reserve.