Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams OBC is a member of the Lil'wat First Nation of Mount Currie, BC. She is Professor Emeritus from the University of Victoria where she was Canada Research Chair in Indigenous knowledge and learning in the faculties of Education and Humanities. She is past chair of First Peoples Cultural Council. Lorna is a strong advocate committed to working with Aboriginal communities to increase the achievement of Aboriginal learners and to teach First Nations languages, culture, heritage, traditions, and history.