Sheila Norris - Executive Director

Sheila Norris is Cree Metis, who’s paternal ancestory is from Buffalo Lake, AB as well has made Moh’kinstsis her home most of her life. She is the executive director of both CIFRS and IndigeSTEAM. She is a mother of 2 sons, who she hopes to help connect with their culture, as she has just started her own journey to reconnect with hers. Sheila is grateful to be surrounded by the people involved with CIFRS as it will help her to connect more and give back to the community.

Joyce Healy - Elder

Joyce Healy is a member of the Kainai First Nation, which is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. She teaches Blackfoot language and introduction to native studies at Lethbridge College. Sparked by a deep passion to keep the stories of the Blackfoot peoples alive and relevant, Us san gah gee/Joyce Marie Healy is driven to continue teaching Blackfoot culture and language as a post-secondary instructor and Indigenous relations consultant. Embracing her role as an emerging elder, she continues to learn from her elders to ensure the rich history, culture and language are maintained.

Marilyn Shingoose - Elder

Marilyn is Saulteaux First Nation and was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. She belongs to the Cote Nation in Treaty 4 Territory. Marilyn and many of her family members, including her mother and her siblings were all forced to go to Residential School. First hand, Marilyn understands the impacts of the Residential School System and has devoted her career by educating others while using her personal journey. Based in Calgary and area, she is facilitates and trains through workshops and ceremonies. Marilyn is a respected Elder, Wisdom and Knowledge Keeper.

Sandra Neill

Sandra Neill is a settler of Scottish and French descendants that settled in Ontario in the 1800s and in Quebec possibly earlier than that and grew up in various places in those two provinces. I have lived in Moh’kinstsis for 32 years and grateful to be on Treaty 7 land which I call my home. I am passionate about arts of all forms and about connecting people through art. In the past few years I was the Engagement Director of the Crescent Heights Community Association and was able to create opportunities for artists as well as enhance a sense of community and belonging through art – murals, mini galleries, curbside concerts, etc. Furthering this passion I opened Sparrow Artspace in August of 2021 which is a space of creativity, collaboration, and community. Sandra brings an amazing creative outlook to our organization. https://www.sparrowartspace.com/

Jamie Rozema-Stinton

Corinne Paul - Chairperson

Corinne Paul hails from Treaty 11 in the NWT and identifies as Métis although regaining her Dogrib Rae status after Bill C-31 passed in 1985. She is part of the IndigeSTEAM board, the chair of her oil & gas companies Indigenous employee resource group, and a Kairos blanket exercise facilitator. She is honoured to be a part of the CIFS board and to live in this beautiful Treaty 7 territory.