Meste’si Llucmetkwe Colleen Seymour, a member of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, is a teacher, spiritual helper, and knowledge holder whose lifelong work uplifts Indigenous education, health, and reconciliation. Dedicated to the reclamation of traditional knowledge, Colleen guides numerous healing ceremonies, land-based wellness initiatives, and cultural teachings across generations—from newborns to Elders—nurturing belonging and cultural revitalization in her community and beyond. Colleen’s leadership is grounded in love for the people, the land, and Secwepemctsín, the language she is reclaiming through the First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s Language Revitalization program.
As one of the founding members of the BC-Indigenous Health Nursing Research Chair Program and the Rainbow Healing Society, Colleen champions self-determination and cultural resurgence. She sits on advisory bodies including the Sewépemc Child and Family Services Agency and the Grandmothers’ Council for the BC Indigenous Health Nursing Research Chair. Her guidance shapes projects like the Indigenous Graduate Education in Nursing (I-GEN) Initiative—delivered across five BC universities (UVic, UBC-Vancouver, UBC-Okanagan, TRU, and TWU). Known for sharing her wisdom, Colleen offers immersive learning experiences grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being. Her lifelong dedication builds pathways toward equity, wellness, and true reconciliation.
