(they/them, she/her) - Born and raised in Tkaronto (Toronto), on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, Melisa Brittain is of Irish, English, and French descent. Since 1999, Melisa has lived and worked on Treaty Six territory in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta), and has worked with the Caring Society to promote equity and well-being for First Nations children and youth through a partnership with the University of Alberta since 2012 (see FNCARES). As a scholar, filmmaker, and educator, Melisa brings a commitment to learning and raising awareness about ongoing discrimination and colonialism in Canada, and to working towards ending inequities and advancing social justice.