Tansi, Catherine nisihkâson!
Hello, my name is Catherine! I'm an artist, strategic communicator and digital storyteller.
As a Certified Cultivating Safe Spaces Facilitator, I offer a unique perspective and knowledge of how innovation interacts with this decolonizing framework. I have worked for large corporations, managed small businesses, and been a director at a national non-profit.
I am committed to teaching this framework because incredible achievements are possible when teams collaborate and work together within safe spaces!
I am Metis on my mom's side, and our family lived in the areas of Spirit River, Smokey River, and Jasper House in what is now north west Alberta. My settler family travelled from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
I am grateful to be born, raised, and still live and work on the lands of the Dane Zaa in Treaty 8 Territory, also part of the historic MeĢtis Nation homeland. I am a member of the Metis Nation of British Columbia, Region 7, and a member of our charter community the Fort St John Metis Society.
I believe we contribute the best of who we are and what we know when we feel safe to show up in spaces as ourselves, and when we strive to create that safety for others.
I offer both virtual and in person training sessions for teams and organizations.
These session can be delivered in 1.5, 3, or 6 hour formats.
I also offer a team building format that incorporates creative printmaking activities - this works well for Holiday parties!
When you book me for this training, you are also supporting personal initiatives that take place in my home community. These creative and land-based programs aim to guide Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people towards cultural reclamation and community well-being by learning to grow food through a Metis lens. Read more about these initiatives here!
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