Amber Bedard
Amber Bedard is a member of Piikani First Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy in Alberta and Montana. Amber has a diverse background in Indigenous research and consultation, primarily working within program evaluation in the public and private sectors. She is passionate about ensuring research and evaluation is done in a culturally responsive and safe manner, while also advocating for deep learning and creating space for Indigenous knowledge.
Amber believes that research and evaluation work must centre, appreciate and uplift the strengths of Indigenous communities and histories. It must also work to create mutually beneficial pathways that honour Indigenous ways of knowing and doing. Amber now resides on the unceded lands of the x史m蓹胃k史蓹y虛蓹m, Skwxw煤7mesh 脷xwumixw, and mi ce:p k史蓹tx史il蓹m Nations.