tânisi kitatamiskâtinâwaw! Hello everyone!

Lauren Aimoe nitisiyihkâson! ohci niya assin’skowitiniwak. My name is Lauren Aimoe. I come from the people of the rocky area, also called the Woodland Cree, and I am a registered member (Status First Nations) of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan. My family comes from the northern and rural community of Sandy Bay in Saskatchewan (fun fact, there are two Sandy Bays, one in Saskatchewan and the other in Manitoba)!

I am a 4th going on 5th year undergraduate student studying Neurobiology and Psychology with a minor in Indigenous Studies. I am passionate about Indigenous health and wellness, and hope to serve my community through my future work as an Indigenous physician. I hope to begin medical school and start my journey towards an MD in Fall 2026. I am passionate about political advocacy, grassroots organizing, and community care, and have been an involved and vocal member of the UVic Indigenous community over the past four years.

I have had the honour and privilege of serving as Firekeeper of the UVic Native Students Union for the past year and I was re-elected at the end of March to serve a second term. Through my work as Firekeeper, I have overseen a variety of critically important endeavours in the realms of university-level advocacy and NSU internal organization.

In my free time, I enjoy running outside and occasionally on treadmills, creating beadwork, learning my ancestral Cree language, spending time with my community, and being by, on, or in the water.

kahkiyaw niwahkomâkanak hiy hiy, all my relations.

Vacant

I am an Indigenous undergraduate student studying Chemistry for Medical Sciences at UVic. I am from the 'Namgis, Gitxsan, and Tsimshian First Nations. I am named after the 'Ksan River (also know as the Skeena River) and my name loosely translates to "Woman of the River."

Hello, my name is Anakin and I'm an Indigenous youth with familial relations to the Songhees, Esquimalt, and Haida nations. I'm in the process of completing a BSc with a double major in Biology and Environmental Studies at UVic. 

In my spare time you can find me outside on the land or at home spending time with my partner and our pets. I love hiking, sailing, good company, and good food.

Tansi,

My name is Anagya Grace Durohcer. I am Cree-Metis originally from Peace River, Alberta and a first-generation Afro-Caribbean Jamaican immigrant to Turtle Island. I also have mixed European (Scottish, French and English) settler ancestry. I was born and raised on the East Coast on Mississauga’s of the Credit, Anishanbeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat territory. Today I am a guest and learner on Xwsepsum, Songhees, and W̱SÁNEĆ homelands to which I raise my hands too for the family and community I have found here. 

I am a fourth year undergraduate Indigenous Studies Major and Art Education Minor. Some of my interests are food, art (music, visuals, textiles, and more), emotions, anime, and biking. You can often find me with friends, listening to music, running around the First Peoples House or UVSS, and, most of all, giggling. 

I am extremely grateful to be able to represent and advocate for the needs of Indigenous students here at UVic! If there is anything that I can help you with I will always try my hardest! Hiy hiy ^_−☆

Abawathdded!

Avery emiyagiyabich! Good day, my name is Avery although I respond to Ave and my pronouns are They/He/She! I am Nakota Sioux on my mothers side from Paul First Nations and of various European ancestry on my fathers. I was born in Alberta on stolen Plains Cree and Stoney lands and raised in the Lower Mainland, BC on stolen Matsqui, Kwantlen, and Stó:lō land. Today I am a guest and learner on the traditional territories of Lekwengun and WSANEC peoples of Songhees First Nations at the University of Victoria. 

I am in my third year of my Political Science degree and exploring a writing minor. My hobbies include guitar, writing (stories, journalling, songwriting poetry), crafting (bracelet making, painting, beading), and reading. The last book I read was A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, highly recommend. I love connecting with my community and if you see me around campus, don't be afraid to say hi! You'll see me mainly around the First Peoples House, Biblio Café, and Jamie Cassels. 

I am very grateful for this role; to be able to provide for my community is very important to me. I am honoured to represent the 2-Spirits and Indigenous folk! Ishnish and the most of care!