Anna is a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Treaty 5 territory with Scots Métis roots in Cumberland House, Saskatchewan. She currently resides on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, where her children are members. Anna’s journey as a facilitator began when she was a Youth Worker leading programming for Indigenous Youth preparing to age out of care. Her later work in journalism and as a policy writer has centered around Indigenous child and family well-being, child welfare policy, and supporting Indigenous Governing Bodies to draw down their inherent jurisdiction under Bill C-92.

Anna has Chaired and facilitated with First Nations led organizations, Boards, Indigenous Governing Bodies such as Chief and Councils, blended governance models, and hereditary leadership. She believes in the inherent right of Indigenous People to be self-determineddeterminated, and facilitates spaces in alignment with this principle.

Anna holds a B.A in First Nations and Indigenous Studies from the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia. She is a mother, daughter and a forever advocate for the next generation.