Maikayla MacPhail is a member of the Abegweit First Nation on Prince Edward Island. It was in PEI where she discovered her passion for working with the Indigenous community at an early age. Through her professional experience she has worked with Indigenous youth and elders in various programs across Atlantic Canada. In PEI she has worked for several organizations such as AWA, as the coordinator for MMIWG-Honoring our Sisters program, NCPEI as a membership coordinator, and MCPEI in Events. In Nova Scotia Maikayla had also serviced the province as a Jordan’s Principal Case Coordinator for The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq. Additionally, she represented PEI as the coordinator for the province for Digital Mi’kmaq, a STEAM geared organization based in Nova Scotia that was funded through Ulnooweg. Furthermore, Maikayla has sat on various boards such as the Premiere’s Youth Council of PEI and the youth board of NCPEI. She ...

 

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