Micah Messent
Environment & Climate Change Strategy
Indigenous Relations Analyst
Constructively deconstructing the status quo, Micah works within the Public Service and in his own personal networks both locally and nationally, applying Indigenous ways of understanding, being and doing to a variety of different programs and initiatives. Micah is of Cree, Haudenosaunee and Metis decent. He received his Degree in Indigenous studies from Vancouver Island University in 2017 and entered the government via the Indigenous Youth Internship Program the same year. Guided by TRCC Call to Action #57 his primary file in this role saw Micah design, coordinate and facilitate 7 separate multiday Cross-Cultural Understanding Sessions for every BC Parks staff member in the province in partnership with local community members, organizations, and Elders.