Naomi McIlwraith

Naomi recently moved from the Indigenous Peoples Experience at Fort Edmonton Park to City Operations to work as the Indigenous Framework Operations Coordinator. A writer, poet, essayist, storyteller, and peacemaker, Naomi is delighted to lead Indigenous Framework workshops as one way that she can contribute to a larger effort to foster better healthier relationships between Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the City of Edmonton. She leads land acknowledgement workshops, reads poetry publicly in Edmonton and area, and is frequently asked to speak on matters not just of the heart but also of justice. She is smiling a lot these days because after a lifetime of learning how, she has finally found her voice – and all this talking is exciting for a shy girl who loves to hear stories and loves to tell a story too! In her work and her life, Naomi honours her parents, her family, and her community.