Team 20s - Natasha Fisher

Natasha Fisher crafts songs that blend diverse elements of the pop genre. Hailing from Northwestern Ontario, Canada, Natasha now resides in Toronto. Deeply inspired by her Indigenous culture and community, she has dedicated a significant portion of her music career to touring First Nations communities, where she performs and addresses issues related to addictions and mental health.

Team 30s - Quazance Boissoneau 

Quazance Boissoneau is a dynamic professional whose journey in academia and community engagement reflects a commitment to excellence and equity. Proudly from Garden River First Nation, she graduated from Algoma University in 2012 with a degree in Business Administration, specializing in Human Resources and Public Administration. Quazance's path has been marked by a blend of academic pursuits, athletic achievements, and a steadfast dedication to Indigenous advocacy.

Team 40s - Deanne Hupfield

Host of How to Powwow Dance on Youtube, Deanne Hupfield is an Indigenous Educator from Temagami First Nation. Growing up in Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, Deanne witnessed the harsh realities of generational trauma within the Indigenous community stemming from residential schools and the 60s scoop. She has spent her life reconnecting to the culture that was taken from her family from those systems. Now a recognized educator she has been teaching powwow dance and regalia making for over 20 years in numerous community organizations and now online to help others reconnect to culture as she has.

Team 50s - Sara Wolfe

Sara Wolfe is a citizen of Brunswick House First Nation in Treaty 9. She is co-founder and CEO of Equity Cubed, providing fractional executive services for early-stage impact ventures. She is also the External Director for Wilson College for Leadership and Civic Studies at McMaster University and an Executive-in-Residence at the Rotman School of Management. Sara is an accomplished executive leader who works at the intersection of health, education, social finance and corporate governance. She holds an Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the ICD.D designation, and is a Senior Fellow at Massey College.

Team 60s - Elaine Kicknosway

Elaine Kicknosway she/her/qwe- pronouns, Elaine Kicknosway is Swampy Cree. Her mother is from Amisk Lake and her father is from Buffalo Narrows, SK. A mother, auntie, sister, wife, helper and life long learner. She is a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, and is Wolf Clan. She is a Survivor of the Sixties Scoop and returned home in 1996. she has been a long time community advocate in child welfare reform, 2SLGBTQQIA, healthy families, indigenous wellness that includes spaces for 2SLGBTQQIA. She is an Indigenous trauma counsellor, a Blanket Exercise facilitator/trainer, Indigenous full spectrum doula, indigenous death doula, traditional dancer, singer, carrier to ceremonial teachings, drummer, and is the cofounder of The Sixties Scoop Network.

Team 70s - Merle Basque

Merle is a proud Anishinaabe kwe (Pottawatami, Odawa, Chippewa) from Swijiwnong (unceded Walpole Island, First Nation Territory). Her mother, Eliza White (nee Greenbird) was of Crane clan. Her father, Willard White was of Turtle Clan. Merle and her parents attended residential institutes of attempted colonialism and genocide. Despite this, Eliza told Merle from a young age to always remember where she came from. Merle exemplifies the term mindamoya, meaning the one who holds it all together in Anishinaabemowin, as she is a mother, grandmother, auntie, cousin, and friend to many.