Michelle Brass

Executive Steering Committee

Saulteaux, Member of Yellow Quill First Nation

Hi, I’m Michelle Brass, I am a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach deeply committed to the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples and communities.

Currently, much of my work is focused on the areas of Indigenous food sovereignty and the impacts of climate change, Indigenous health and wellness, personal healing and transformation, and the empowerment of Indigenous women.

I’m the creator of the SHAWL Program, a program that trains members of Indigenous communities to become Sustainable Health And Wellness Leaders (and eventually SHAWL Certified Facilitators) and lead them to understand the direct relationship between the health and healing of women to the health and healing of Mother Earth, and vice versa.

I take a holistic approach in my life and work, incorporating all aspects of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health rooted in an Indigenous approach to community well-being.

I am also on the Steering Committee for Indigenous Climate Action, a national organization that inspires action for climate justice by supporting Indigenous communities to develop Indigenous-led solutions to climate change. We are tackling the most vital issues of our time and ensuring that Indigenous voices and knowledge are the forefront.

I am a proud member of the Yellow Quill First Nation (Saulteaux/Anishnaabe) and reside on Peepeekisis First Nation in Treaty Four Territory in Saskatchewan, Canada with my husband and son.