Cassandra Strain is the Indigenous and Kinship Care Lead at Parent Support Services Society of BC. Cassandra currently resides on the traditional and unceded territory of the T’kemlups te Secwepemc peoples for which she is grateful for their care of this land for time immemorial. She has worked at Parent Support Services for five years, mainly on the Kinship Care Help Line, but more recently, has become the Indigenous Lead for work she has been doing with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. 

 She is Metis/Cree on her mother’s side and Irish, Scottish and Welsh on her father’s side.  Cassandra’s Metis ancestry mainly comes from Lac La Biche and Athabasca, Alberta area but also traces back to the red river valley.  Her family has been strongly impacted by the Script system, which is a unique form of colonization that took place in Alberta for the Metis peoples. Although Cassandra’s ancestors have faced many hardships, she will be the first to admit the white privilege she has in comparison to her First Nations or Inuit relatives.  

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Willie Sinclair is a respected Indigenous Elder and Knowledge Keeper who has dedicated many years to supporting individuals, families, and communities through cultural teachings, mentorship, and relationship-building. His guidance helps strengthen connections to culture, community, and traditional knowledge, fostering healing, understanding, and belonging.