Who We Are

Tom operates a 250-head cow-calf ranch with his wife Tracy and their daughter Kaitlyn near Craven, SK. He also serves as the Program Manager for the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. Tom has more than 25 years of experience as a professional agrologist in agri-environmental programming, both as a consultant and with agencies such as the Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation/Water Security Agency, Saskatchewan Indian Agricultural Program, and Agriculture Canada. 

Michelle is a speaker, writer, health and wellness coach, and entrepreneur deeply committed to the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples and communities. Her work is focused on the areas of Indigenous food sovereignty, Indigenous health and wellness, personal healing and transformation, and community well-being.

Shirley is a Saulteaux Nakawe woman from Fishing Lake First Nation. She was raised in a traditional lifestyle and is passionate about treaties and traditional knowledge, values, and culture. Shirley is a fisher, hunter, and harvester of herbs, plants, and medicines. She believes in natural law, accountability, and transparency, and works to promote a respectful, truthful, and healthy way of life and environment for all living and non-living things.

Laura is the co-owner/operator of Box H Farm in Treaty 4 territory, near Gladmar, SK. Laura, her husband Mark, and their family run a cow/calf operation that emphasizes grazing management of the beautiful native prairie that they are fortunate to steward. Laura and Mark have been sharing land through TLSN for the past three years.

Luke Wonneck is a settler with ancestors from Germany, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Iceland. Like many of these ancestors, he loves growing food and hopes to one day make a living as a farmer. For now, he is doing his PhD on how Indigenous access to land in the prairies has changed over the past century. 

Beth operates a cattle farm with her husband Ralph and their son Kevin in Alliance, AB, where she also works as a bus driver. She strongly believes in humankind’s role as caretakers and protectors of the earth and its inhabitants.

Nina is Plains Cree/Nakota Dakota living on Kahkewistahaw First Nation in Southeastern Saskatchewan. She is an avid supporter of both western education & traditional knowledge. Nina focuses on trauma recovery, traditional medicine, and teaching to assist all who want a better, healthier life.

Advisory Circle Member
Larry is a member of the Nekaneet First Nation, where he serves as the Traditional Medicine Program Elder at the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge. He also serves as a Traditional Health Advisory to the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Alsena is from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and has devoted her life to education, language revitalization, cultural preservation, and rites of passage in her community as. Alsena received an Esquao award in 2019 from the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women for her commitment to traditional healthcare and community.

Barb is a member of Cowessess First Nation and lives on Piaport First Nation in Treaty 4. She is a traditional Knowledge Keeper and an Indigenous heritage monitor and researcher. Barb’s life work has become the search for missing children and unmarked graves, with a particular focus on Heritage Compliance on major projects. 

Russell is of Cree ancestry from the Kawakatoose First Nation. Russell has spent many years studying his culture, in ceremony, and learning the Cree language. He has extensive experience creating sacred items with feathers, such as fans and earrings. In the winter months he enjoys creating art pieces with his family and looking forward to the next hunting season.

Amy is a Cree with Métis lineage from Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory. She has over a decade of experience as a Treaty content specialist and provides consultation and education on Treaties, Indigenous peoples, and reconciliation. Amy is also the General Manager of Creeland Dancers, a grassroots movement coordinator, and a mother. She currently works as the Four Pillars Program Coordinator at Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation where she promotes language, culture, heritage and wellness for urban and on reserve membership.