15. Cheyenne Mihko Kihêw, E2S - Walking with kindness

Free to Grow in Forestry - A podcast working to move #ForestryForward Welcome to the fifteenth episode of the Free to Grow in Forestry Podcast series where our host Kelly Cooper, CEO and Founder of Centre for Social Intelligence is joined Cheyenne Mihko Kihêw (they/them), Community Liaison for Edmonton 2 Spirit Society. Cheyenne introduces to listeners what it means to be part of the Two-Spirit community, and shares how we can bring unity and equity into the workplace and everyday life. Cheyenne Mihko Kihêw (they/them) is a Two-Spirit Indigi-queer, born and raised in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). Inspired by their own lived experiences with meth addiction and street involvement in their teen years, Cheyenne has dedicated their life to community-based work. They were the first in their family to attend university, holding a BA in Sociology from MacEwan. Currently, they are the Community Liaison for Edmonton 2 Spirit Society (e2s.ca), a role that affords them the privilege of incorporating many of their passions into their work and is supporting their own journey of cultural reclamation. Cheyenne is the current Two Spirit Warrior regional titleholder 2021/2022, alongside Rob Gurney. They are also the current Chair of the Board of Directors for Boyle Street Education Centre, their former high school to which they accredit much of their achievements. Cheyenne is unapologetic in their identity as a nêhiyaw, fat, and queer femme and lives loud and proud. View the E2S Resource Sheet that Cheyenne mentions during the interview here. Together, we can move #ForestryForward. Learn more at freetogrowinforestry.ca ---- This podcast series is brought to you by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Centre for Social Intelligence. The Canadian Institute of Forestry (cif-ifc.org) is the national voice of forest practitioners with an interdisciplinary membership across Canada working to ensure our forests are vibrant, healthy and sustainable. The Centre for Social Intelligence (centreforsocialintelligence.ca) empowers individuals and organizations to create inclusion and diversity in the workplace.