About me
"Faye O’Neil was born on her homelands of Ktunaxa ʔamaʔkis at the beginning of the headwaters of the miȼ̓qaqas akinmituk (Chickadee River/Columbia River) where she played in the water and on the land. She shares Ktunaxa and European ancestry, is a community member of the ʔaq̓am and resides in Cranbrook, BC. She is a mother of three adult children and a fur-mom to her dog Daisy.
She is an Indigenous Education Coordinator in School District #5 (Southeast Kootenay) and has been working in the public education sector for 25 years promoting and braiding Indigenous worldviews and perspectives into the classrooms. When not volunteering on committees and boards, you can find her out on the land exploring and following the footprints of her ancestors, kayaking the many lakes in the area, and harvesting plants and berries. Faye was awarded an EE Excellence from CBEEN in 2019. "
