Heather George is a Curator, Indigenous Histories at the Canadian Museum of History focusing on the social, political and cultural history of Canada's Indigenous Peoples, as well as material culture and its interpretation. Responsible for the development of exhibitions about the international experiences of Indigenous peoples. Planning and conducting substantive research. Collaborating in collections development, support programs and public initiatives. Communicate research results to various audiences through a variety of media. Lead, influence and inform others, in support of corporate priorities.

Heather George, B.A. Hons, (Indigenous Studies; History, Trent University), MA (Public History, University of Western Ontario), OCGC (Museum Management and Curatorship) is a PhD Candidate at the University of Waterloo. As a scholar of Euro-Canadian and Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) descent much of Heather's personal and professional work has been directed at gaining a better understanding of her culture and history. Her research examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of contemporary museum practice specifically grounded in Haudenosaunee (Six Nations / Iroquois) philosophies of Edge of the Woods and Condolence. She seeks to challenge the colonial basis of cultural preservation methods and museology and better understand how we engage with material culture to heal trauma and engage in cross-cultural dialogues.

Recipient of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020) and the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2019-2022) Heather’s research on Haudenosaunee beadwork and Glengarry Caps was most recently published in the Otsego Alumni Review (2019).

Nathan “mudyi” Sentance is a Wiradjuri librarian and museum educator who grew up in Darkinjung Country. Nathan currently works at the Australian Museum as the Digital Program manager and writes about critical librarianship and critical museology from a First Nations perspective and has been published in the Guardian, Cordite, Poetry, Lifted Brow, and Sydney Review of Books and manages the blog The Archival Decolonist.

Nathan's main work focus is ensuring Indigenous perspectives and voices are part of the cultural and historical narrative that GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) institutions collect and convey as well as working on accessibility to information held in institutions to Aboriginal communities.

Nathan was the recipient of the Loris Williams Memorial Scholarship 2015. He is also the current secretary of Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues Special Interest Group (ATSI SIG).

Hillary Hanel Rose is an educator in both the museum field and K-16 education. She is passionate about creating meaningful and enjoyable learning opportunities, especially by connecting interdisciplinary topics through inquiry experiences. She is currently a high school history teacher at a virtual school and the education advisor at Girl Museum, which is a virtual museum. In her 10+ years of working in museums and schools, she has served as Education Director at the Flint Children's Museum, Volunteer Coordinator at the Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum, Group Reservations Coordinator at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Program Assistant at the Holocaust Memorial Center, Education Intern at the Alaska Museum of Science and Nature, and Museum Studies Instructor at Central Michigan University. She has also consulted for several museums independently. Her experience working as both a museum educator and classroom teacher gives a unique perspective to developing museum programs.

Hillary earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Central Michigan University with a major in history and minors in biology and museum studies. She also completed a Master of Arts Degree with Merit at the University of Leicester. She enjoys continuing to learn by regularly attending a variety of conferences and workshops.