IPL CPD Program Advisory Group

Elder Cheryl Schweizer, M.Ed.: I am from the Tl’azt’en Nation and of the Lusilyoo (frog) clan. I am a Mother to six and Grandma to 12. I garden, grow food and harvest Traditional medicine and plants, as well as hunt and fish. 

Dr. Terri Aldred, MD: I am Dakelh from the Tl’Azt’En Nation. I live, work, and play in the Lheidli T’enneh ancestral and unceded lands otherwise known as Prince George. This work is in my blood.

Harley Eagle, MA: I am of Dakota and Anishinabe heritage. I am an Indigenous cultural safety and humility facilitator and consultant residing in K’omoks territory on Vancouver Island. 

Dr. Dana Hubler, MD: I am a settler to this land. I was born in the traditional territory of the Tsimshian people and am now raising my family on the lands of the K’omoks Nation. I am committed to the healing power of truth and reconciliation. 

Laura Beamish, MHA: I am a settler with mixed European ancestry and now live and work on the on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) people. 

Nawh Whu'nus'en Facilitator Team

Elder Cheryl Schweizer is a member of Tl’azt’en Nation and Frog clan. She has six children and twelve grandchildren. Elder Cheryl has been with the UBC CPD since 2020 to assist in the work on cultural safety and humility in rural BC along with Dr. Elder Roberta Price. Elder Cheryl also sits on the Provincial Elder Perinatal Substance Use Project committee where she supported the development of the Elders Visioning Perinatal Substance Use Elders Information Handbook. She also sits on the Elders Advisory Table with Community Living BC and was elected to the Prince George Native Friendship board as an Elder. She has worked closely with Elders since early 2000.  

Noelle Hanuse is from the Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations in BC and is from the Raven Clan. She currently resides on Laich-kwil-tach territory, which includes We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum.  She has a daughter and son, four grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Noelle is a residential school survivor/thriver and a clinical counsellor in private practice. She also works for the Ne’nagwa’nakwala project, which is investigating children who never made it home from the St. Michaels Residential School in Namgis territory.  Her background includes teaching meditation and yoga, facilitating workshops in Spiritual Parenting and Partnerships, Understanding Death and Passing, Holistic Energy Care, and other topics.  She blends Indigenous ways of knowing and being with Eastern philosophy and finds they overlap in a seamless and beautiful way. 

N'alaga (Avis O'Brien) is a Haida and Kwakwaka’wakw artist and consultant specializing in practices of decolonization through land-based healing practices, cedar bark weaving, and a lifetime of experience as a Haida & Kwakwaka’wakw woman navigating the world. N’alaga has dedicated years to preserving her cultural teachings by continuing the work of her ancestors and creating safe spaces for Indigenous people to learn, heal, and reclaim empowered states of being. N’alaga offers trauma sensitive, culturally safe processes for suicide and relapse prevention through an Indigenous lens.  

Dr. Terri Aldred is Dakelh (Carrier) from the Tl’Azt’En Nation, located north of Fort St.James. Dr. Aldred is the Site Director for the Indigenous Family Medicine Program, Family Physician for Carrier Sekani Family Services, Executive Medical Director for Primary Care for FNHA, the Indigenous Lead for the RCcBC, and on the editorial board for the BCMJ.  She was a recipient of the 2018 BCCFP’s First Five-Years in Practice Achievement Award, 2020-21 RDoC Mikhael Award for Medical Education, 2021-22 Alumni Horizon Award. She is passionate about Indigenous health, physician well-being, and medical leadership.  

Harley Eagle is Indigenous of Dakota & Ojibway ancestry originally from Saskatchewan. He has lived with his family at different times for over 25 years on Vancouver Island and is currently residing in the Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks Peoples.  He is an Indigenous Cultural Safety consultant who facilitates workshops and sessions that explore and build a foundation of understanding that includes, an Indigenous perspective on Colonization, Addressing Systemic Racism & Trauma-Informed Practice. He also consultants with many organizations across several societal sectors to strengthen their Indigenous Cultural Safety capacity.  

Dr. Rahul Gupta is a settler born on the lands of the Anishinaabe people and now lives and works on the ancestral and unceded lands of the shíshálh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations. He works as an integrative medical physician, professional coach, mindfulness instructor, and advocate for provider wellness. He also is a Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner and integrates trauma-sensitive approaches into all trainings. He has over 18 years of supporting healthcare providers and teams in cultivating compassionate self & situational awareness.