For a number of years, I worked with the Ninastako Cultural Centre on the Blood Reserve, providing cross-cultural awareness programs, promoting my culture, its traditional protocols and teaching the Blackfoot language. Also, I am a certified Correctional Peace Officer and worked as a correctional peace officer/living unit officer for nine years..Then, From 2004 to 2007, I worked as the Blood Tribe’s Community Liaison. As the community liaison, I was part of a team that drafted a strategic plan to reduce the use of alcohol,solvent/drug and reducing community and family violence..Because of my community involvement, in 2008, I was elected onto the Blood Tribe Chief and Council, in my term (2008 to 2012) I was involved in overseeing our tribe’s combined 29 depts and entities. More specifically, I was directly involved in committees with relevance to our tribe’s overall interests in the finance, economic development, traditional land use and environmental protection portfolios. As a committee member, sometimes the Chair, I was involved with strategic planning, negotiations and problem solving and conflict resolution on a regular basis. Finally, within the past year, I was invited by Aggie King-Smith, director with AB Health, to consult regarding the new Aboriginal Framework for the province’s healthy and wellness and restorative justice initiatives. The final product represents First Nations’ communities very well.As a First Nations’ person, I am fluent in Blackfoot and English and I have strong communication and negotiation skills. Throughout my life, I have always been actively involved with my culture and have always turned to my elders for advice. In all of my experiences, I have become familiar with First Nations’ and mainstream communities’ challenges and the need for addressing root causes to community, administration and governance crime in order to be successful in developing, implementing, promoting and creating healthy and safe communities.