Charlotte Cote: Nuu-chah-nulth author and professor Charlotte Cote’s journey has taken her from a small First Nations community on Vancouver Island to a career in television media and most recently to a position as a professor at the University of Washington. She is the first Nuu-chah-nulth woman to earn a PhD and continues to inspire Indigenous youth to pursue higher education while staying connected to their traditional teachings.

Filmmaker Bio: Barbara Todd Hager is a writer, producer and director. Her family traces its Métis ancestry to Red River, Fort Pitt and St. Paul des Métis Settlements. In 1999 she launched Aarrow Productions and it has grown into one of Canada’s leading Indigenous-owned media companies.