Sheila is grateful to the Snuneymuxw people as she currently learns, lives, and works on their unceded traditional territory. As a member of the Metis Nation, she commits to the concept of Kaa-Wiichihitoyaahk, taking care of each other.
Sheila has worked in the field of Early Childhood Education for many years and shares that experience as a professor at Vancouver Island University. Her current path includes learning from Elders, and land-based learning. Sheila believes that plants are a way to create connections to land and self.