Speaker Detail:
Tracie Léost
Fall 2022 Workshop Provider
Biography
Tracie Léost is an award-winning young Métis leader, activist and athlete from St. Laurent, Manitoba, in Treaty 1 territory. Her strong commitment to contributing to social justice is evidenced by the philanthropic and awareness initiatives she has spearheaded. In 2020, she founded Waanishka Movement Inc., a non-profit organization that supports Indigenous youth to rise. Tracie upholds her responsibilities as an emerging matriarch by serving her people and ensuring that all Indigenous youth have oppor– tunities to grow and flourish. Through this work Tracie has been named one of Manitoba’s most decorated Indigenous youth.