Dr Danièle Behn Smith MD, MPH, CCFP, IFMCP (she/her). Taanshi, Dágǫndı́h, Greetings with gratitude on the territories of the Lekwungen peoples of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations! I’m Métis from the Red River Valley and Eh Cho Dene from Fort Nelson First Nation. I am a mama to two beautiful kids and one little black dog. I have the honour and privilege of working as the Deputy Provincial Health Officer Indigenous Health. At the BC Office of the PHO, we are working towards an environment of cultural safety, anti-racism and trustworthiness. Mussi cho/Maarsi.

Chelsey Perry, MSc (she/they). N̓it, I am a citizen of the Nisg̱a’a First Nation registered through the village of Gingolx in the Nass Valley. I currently live, work, and learn on the traditional unceded homelands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Səl̓ílwətaɬ Nations. I am a doctoral student in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. At the Indigenous Equity Lab and the Unlearning and Undoing Lab, my research focuses on Indigenous health, access to healthcare, 2SLGBTQQIA+ health, sexual and reproductive health, climate change, and untying colonial knots in pandemic health policy. I am on the National Steering Committee for Indigenous Climate Action, a Nisga’a traditional dancer, and an artist.

Kirsten White, MPH, RN(c) (she/her). I am a white occupier gratefully living on the unceded traditional territories of the K’ómoks First Nation. I’m a Registered Nurse with 12+ years of experience working in emergency departments, northern and remote Indigenous communities, and inner-city health.  Throughout my career I’ve witnessed the ways our settler colonial health systems continue to harm Indigenous Peoples and communities, rooted in Indigenous-specific racism. I am working to understand my role in challenging and dismantling these systems, and am honoured to be a member of the U&U Lab team.

Juanessa Prince (she/her). Juanessa Prince is Plains Cree from Treaty 8 Territory with she/her pronouns. Born in Prince George B.C. she grew up in Grande Prairie Alberta near her reserve. Juanessa has been living on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw people in Nanaimo since 2017 where she attended the Vancouver Island University. She is 3 years into a sociology degree and is currently a Junior Policy Analyst intern at the Public Health Office through the Indigenous Youth Internship.

Kate Jongbloed, PhD (she/her). I am a white occupier living on the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I am an epidemiologist and mixed methods health researcher with 15+ years of experience documenting and responding to the impacts of settler colonialism on health and wellness. Recently, I completed a two-year CIHR Health Systems Impact Post-Doctoral Fellowship mentored by Dr. Danièle Behn Smith in the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer. Now, I am a Senior Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control working to grow an “unlearning and undoing white supremacy and Indigenous specific racism lab” (U&U Lab) for population and public health in BC. Two of my other roles are Adjunct Professor at University of Victoria’s School of Public Health and Social Policy and Associate with Qoqoq Consulting Ltd.