Michele is Yellowknives Dene First Nation along with French Canadian ancestry. She loves spending her time outdoors cycling, hiking, running, snow shoeing, ski touring, and canoe tripping – basically anything that involves moving down a trail. Mountain biking has always held a special place in her life. She started riding on the urban trails in downtown Toronto and guided for several biking community initiatives and assisted in volunteer run bike shops over the years. Michele has traveled to ride throughout North America and is now grateful to have settled on the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory with some of the best trails in the world. Michele completed her PMBIA coaching certification through the IWO mentorship program and is now stoked to share her love for the trails as she reconnects to her culture.
When not on her bike, you can find her playing in the snow, trying to get her dogs to sit nicely outside the local donut shop, working on her Dene greetings, or knitting her next pair of socks.
