Sadeem is a researcher with indigenouswellness.Ca. She works under the mentorship of Dr. Alexandra King and Dr. Malcolm King. She is pursuing a Masters in Public Health (MPH) at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests include Indigenous wellness and health, with focus on hepatitis C and HIV in Canadian contexts.

Sharon Jinkerson-Brass is a member of Key First Nation in Saskatchewan. Sharon was part of the “sixties scoop” but she reunited with her family in the 1980’s. Sharon received her cultural teachings from her beloved Anishinabek grandmother Rebecca, who was a midwife and traditional healer. Sharon’s cultural heritage has inspired her way of living and being which in turn has informed her community work. Sharon is currently working on multiple research projects in the Down Town East Side Community for the Indigenous Wellness Research Team. Sharon believes that a relevant, sustainable cultural foundation is the key for wellness for her people and all people.

Dr. Alexandra King is the inaugural Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health at the University of Saskatchewan. She works with Indigenous communities and relevant stakeholders to understand the health and wellness of First Nations and Metis peoples in Saskatchewan and the structural changes needed for improved Indigenous health outcomes. Alexandra brings leadership skill in culturally safe and responsive research and care, Two-eyed Seeing and Ethical Space.

Dr Stéphanie Marsan is a clinical assistant professor and Program director of the addiction medicine specialty program at the Université de Montréal. She is also an attending physician in the addiction medicine service of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal.

Dr. John Kim is with the National HIV/AIDS Laboratories in Winnipeg, MB. They have recently engaged the original custodians of Turtle Island to expand access for testing blood borne infections using dried blood spots in a model that helps address empowerment, stigma, racism and health inequities associated with inadequate access to testing.

Sadeem is a researcher with indigenouswellness.Ca. She works under the mentorship of Dr. Alexandra King and Dr. Malcolm King. She is pursuing a Masters in Public Health (MPH) at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests include Indigenous wellness and health, with focus on hepatitis C and HIV in Canadian contexts.

Sharon Jinkerson-Brass is a member of Key First Nation in Saskatchewan. Sharon was part of the “sixties scoop” but she reunited with her family in the 1980’s. Sharon received her cultural teachings from her beloved Anishinabek grandmother Rebecca, who was a midwife and traditional healer. Sharon’s cultural heritage has inspired her way of living and being which in turn has informed her community work. Sharon is currently working on multiple research projects in the Down Town East Side Community for the Indigenous Wellness Research Team. Sharon believes that a relevant, sustainable cultural foundation is the key for wellness for her people and all people.