Nancy Potvin

Director

Annii,

My name is Nancy Potvin and I'm Anishinaabe Kwe from North Bay Ontario, With Indigenous ancestry from the Ojibway and Algonquin Nations with family ties to the Nippissing First Nations and Band Membership with the Kabaowek Nation. I also have Settler ancestry from Italy and France.

I have a degree in Social Welfare and worked in the Indigenous community for over 25 years before retiring ten years ago. I worked in Indigenous housing, health outreach, Life Long Care, and retired as the Executive Director of the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre 10 years ago. I currently reside in the traditional territory of the Lekwungen People of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations in Victoria, British Columbia. Since retirement, I have been focusing more on my craft and writing music.