Shawna-Kay Thomas is pipikwan pêhtâkwan’s Director of Corporate Communications and Culture and has been working with the company since January 2021. For Shawna-Kay, sometimes it can feel like the only escape from the pain of colonialism comes from education - formally through the education system and informally from the media.

It’s Indigenous History Month! We’re happy to feature Amy Lickers, owner of A.L.L.Professional Services, who helps First Nations communities define what nationhood means to them, and helps create strategies to bring that vision to life.

Blake Jackman and Cala Hills of NiGiNan Housing Ventures share their experience on how an Indigenous-centred approach changes the game of tackling houselessness in Edmonton.

“By helping people feel heard and seen – it feels purposeful. That became a pillar of why I wanted to work with Shani. It didn’t take me long to say, ‘you’re going to have to pry this job from my cold, dead hands.’”