Nancy J. Turner is an ethnobotanist who has worked with Indigenous elders and cultural specialists in western Canada for over 50 years, learning about plants and environments. Distinguished Professor Emerita at University of Victoria, she has published many books and papers. Now retired, she lives in Nanaimo, BC.

Jacquelyn E. Miller (she/her) is a European settler who lives in and practices Aboriginal law in lək̓ʷəŋən territory in Victoria, BC. She was a member of the first cohort of and has taught in the University of Victoria’s Juris Doctor / Juris Indigenarum Doctor (common law and Indigenous law) degree program.

Kilslaay Kaaji Sding Miles Richardson is a distinguished Haida leader, serving as President of the Council of the Haida Nation and then as Commissioner and Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission. He is a partner and co-founder of Richardson Strategy Group and resides in Haida Gwaii and at Musqueam.