I began my environmental journey halfway through my second year of an undergraduate degree in microbiology and international development at McGill University, when I realized my chosen path in the medical field would not suit me. I shifted my path to a degree in Environmental Studies, where I remained for another year, before a ‘semester abroad’ back home at the University of Saskatchewan led to a permanent transfer when I realized there was a more appropriate degree fit for me at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. I would complete my Bachelors of Science in Renewable Resource Management in 2021, not before I would meet my soon-to-be Masters supervisor who would change the trajectory of my life’s plan in a positive way.

I formally began my journey into the world of Intuitive Interspecies Communication (IIC) and animal communication in the summer of 2020, when I began working for Dr. M.J. Barrett as a research assistant. It was while working with M.J. that I began to experience a merging of worlds, as it were, and a realization that the traditional Cree and Métis stories I grew up hearing about tricksters and other ancestors co-existing with more-than-human animals are largely not metaphorical in nature. My ancestors could, in fact, communicate with animals. What’s more, I was coming to understand that this is a skill that could be re-learned presently. This realization has led me on a journey of discovery, reflection, including a Masters thesis beginning in January of 2022, where I have explored the use of IIC in land management, conservation and human-animal conflict scenarios.

I am deeply passionate about creating space for the voices of the Land in all areas of work, but particularly environmental fields wherein my expertise lies. My vision for the future is for beings of Land affected by human development projects to be consulted and considered as equitable in the consultation process.

I have hundreds of hours of experience as a research assistant, and even more time dedicated to planning conferences, workshops, and other educational events of various scales. I have also volunteered as a workshop facilitator in various capacities, and served on the board of directors for the SevenGen Indigenous Youth Energy Conference, and as the youth representative for Northern Region 1 for the Métis Nation Saskatchewan Youth Council.

If I am not at my desk, you can find me beading, gardening, rock climbing, skiing (both cross country and downhill!) or hiking/walking/hanging out with my dog Evie.