Sheila North, a proud member of the Bunibonibee Cree Nation, is a leader, storyteller, and advocate. She currently serves as Indigenous and Community Relations Advisor to the Arctic Gateway Group, the first External Indigenous Advisor with the Winnipeg Police Service, and Executive Director of External Indigenous Relations at the University of Winnipeg.

 

From 2015 to 2018, Sheila was the first female Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO). A former journalist with CBC and CTV, she continues to provide leadership on Indigenous issues, including Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and the intergenerational impacts of Residential Schools. She co-produced the documentary '1200+' and authored the memoir 'My Privilege, My Responsibility' (2021).