Darlene comes from a long line of healers and is a sought after healing touch practitioner working with individuals and groups – in particular she was recently invited by the First Nations Health Authority to attend three of their conferences. She is a founding member of the women’s Spirit Keepers and is often at the center of women’s gatherings for meditation, prayer and healing. Darlene is the Cultural Advisor in the Aboriginal Resource Centre of the College of New Caledonia (CNC) where she support students, advises faculty and is a spiritual leader for the wider community. Darlene’s center, especially within this role, is one of balance and harmony within the teachings of The Medicine Wheel. She is a natural teacher who brings a fresh perspective into the notion of indigenization and truth and reconciliation. Darlene’s most recent contribution to this process was to organize a powerful offering of The Blanket Ceremony for administrative and executive staff. Darlene has a gift of weaving her spiritual connection into words that resonate beyond her responsibilities as Elder, Advisor and teacher. Darlene’s writing has been published, most recently, in an anthology called In Our Own Voice, A Collection of Aboriginal Writers and Artists in BC as well as in two publications on health in Front Lines – Portraits of Caregivers in Northern British Columbia and Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Healthcare in Canada. Darlene is an advocate for health, the arts and education.