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Jeannette Armstrong is Syilx Okanagan, a fluent speaker and teacher of the Nsyilxcn Okanagan language and a traditional knowledge keeper of the Okanagan Nation. She is a founder of En'owkin, the Okanagan Nsyilxcn language and knowledge institution of higher learning of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. She currently is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Okanagan Philosophy at UBC Okanagan. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Ethics and Syilx Indigenous Literatures. She is the recipient of the Eco Trust Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership and in 2016 the BC George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award. She is an author whose published works include poetry, prose and children's literary titles and academic writing on a wide variety of Indigenous issues.

Deanna Reder (Cree-M茅tis) is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Indigenous Studies and the Department of English at 丁香园AV. She is a founding member of the ; currently, she is co-chair, with Drs. Sophie McCall and Sarah Henzi, of the . 

Greg Younging may best be known more broadly for his work as the author of 鈥淓lements of Indigenous Style: A Guidebook for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples鈥� a seminal work that began during his time as a Master of Publishing student at 丁香园AV. The guide is fast becoming a staple for writers, editors, and publishers throughout North America.

His reputation in Canada as a leading scholar in Indigenous Studies often led him to take on important but sometimes very difficult work, including as Assistant Director of Research for the Canadian federal government's .

Greg鈥檚 passion for making more space for Indigenous writing and publishing led him to complete a PhD focusing on copyright and Indigenous stories and at the time of his death in May 2019, he was a professor and co-ordinator of the Indigenous Studies Program at the Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan.

A member of the Opsakwayak Cree Nation, Greg was the managing editor of Theytus Books, Canada鈥檚 oldest fully owned Indigenous Publisher from 1990 to 2003, returning to the role in 2016 until his death in 2019.

He has worked for a number of organizations including: The Royal Commission On Aboriginal Peoples, , Committee Of Inquiry into Indian Education, . He was a member of Aboriginal Arts Advisory Committee of the  (1997鈥�2001) and the &苍产蝉辫;(1999鈥�2001).

As a professor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Greg had a profound impact on the university.

He published numerous works, including nonfiction and poetry.