First, I acknowledge all of the Indigenous Peoples known as the original descendants, traditional right holders, and custodians, as well as their historical relations, to the lands upon which we live and benefit, still to this day. Specifically, I want to offer my respect and honor our kihtêhayak-the Old Ones, Knowledge Holders, Elders, and the children of the past, the present, and the future, for they hold the memories and the traditions and the hopes of all Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island. I pay special tribute to my own ancestral beginnings, the traditional unceded and occupied territories of Beaver Lake Cree Nation and my grandmother, Marianne Bearskin, and her children, my mother Elma Bourque Bearskin who gave me life and shaped how I live in the world today, and in the everydayness of my nursing work, and my children who have helped me to journey through a life of caring, healing, and love. My family comes from the lands known