ABOUT ME

I am Haudenosaunee, of Kanien'kéha ancestry — both of my parents are from Six Nations, and I carry that inheritance into everything I create.

I am a poet and essayist, a facilitator, and a consultant. My work lives at the intersection of story, healing, and truth, and it moves between disciplines in ways that don't always fit neatly into a single description. That's intentional. I don't melt easily, so don't bother trying to add me to your pot.

I hold an undergraduate degree in Public Administration and Indigenous Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University. That education deepened what I already knew from lived experience — that governance is relationship, that policy shapes lives, and that Indigenous peoples deserve to be at the centre of decisions that affect them.

I facilitate storytelling workshops and sharing circles for communities, organizations, and institutions across multiple contexts. I do research and consultation work on Indigenous topics and authentic representation — supporting municipal governments in policy development, and advising productions in theatre, film, and television. I am a contributor to Feather Carriers: Leadership for Life Promotion, an organization dedicated to Indigenous life promotion and the prevention of premature death in our communities. This work is close to my heart.

I served as Poet Laureate of the Town of Collingwood, Ontario — a role that gave rise to my Yonnhe'on:we Indigenous Arts Series, a year-long program that brought Indigenous arts and storytelling into the community. My theatre short The Curse of Stolen Seeds debuted at Native Earth Performing Arts' Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival 38 in Toronto.

In 2025, with support from the Ontario Arts Council, I published my debut poetry collection born, genes, and quash — a gathering of poems written during my time as Poet Laureate, exploring identity, ancestry, land, and what it means to belong to something older than yourself.

I believe story is medicine. I believe telling your story — in whatever form it takes — is always courageous, always liberating, and always necessary to understand where you are going.

If you're looking for someone to work with your community, advise your production, support your organization, or simply share words that don't look away — I'd be glad to hear from you.