Loretta Loon is Eeyou/Inninew Cree, a clan council member of MoCreebec Eeyoud and a band member of Fort Albany First Nation. She is a PhD Candidate at York University in Education in which her thesis deciphers “Stealing Across Time: Indigenous Eeyou Istchee and Autochthony as Decolonization.” Loretta has worked with Indigenous communities throughout Ontario since 1993 in community development, administration, health policy and post secondary education. She has taught and developed Indigenous-focused curriculum at a number of universities including Algoma, York, Brock, McGill and Toronto Metropolitan University, respectively. In addition, Loretta’s professional experience stems in Indigenous health, research and ethics.