Shė:kon!

My name is Gillian, I am Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) and Onontowane’á:ka (Seneca) from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and I belong to the Turtle Clan. I am of mixed ancestry, the other sides of my family are Scottish and British. My pronouns are they/them and I identify as Two-Spirit/ Indigiqueer. I am so honoured to be a Community Birth Worker with the Baby Bundle Program and Call Auntie :)

I volunteer with Action Canada’s access line, and I am an Auntie with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network. I am so honoured to be a part of Odemin Ghizis Doula Collective and find great joy in supporting Indigenous folks in all stages of life cycles.

What keeps my fire lit is community organizing, community care, land-based teaching and learning, learning my language one mispronounced word at a time, and radical reproductive justice and birth keeping practices. I have deep respect for our plant relatives and hope to continue learning from and with them.

In my free time you will find me floating on my paddle board singing and sharing stories with the water.