Tayvie Van Eeuwen
Tayvie Van Eeuwen is a mixed Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Métis, and settler woman living on the traditional, unceded, and ancestral territories of the Sḵwx̱ú7mesh, səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm nations. Her grandfather’s paternal family comes from Black River Nation in Manitoba, from the lineage of Sarah Bird, and her grandfather’s maternal family comes from Red River Métis, from the lineage of the Woods, Bruce, and Kennedy families. She also holds mixed European ancestry, predominantly Irish, Scottish, and Dutch.
Aiyana Anderson-MacIsaac
Aiyana Anderson-MacIsaac is the Executive Director at Indigenous Women Outdoors (IWO). She began her journey with the organization in 2020 as a participant in IWO’s first-ever program, the Introduction to Backcountry Mentorship Program. She then joined the Board of Directors as a Board Secretary in 2022 and served until April 2025. In 2024, Aiyana created and led the Off-Piste and Introduction to Backcountry Safety program as a Program Lead.