Ottawa, September 21 2023
Meet the newest members of the CMA Reconciliation Council
The CMA is excited to introduce the two newest members of the CMA Reconciliation Council. The council is and advisory body supported by the CMA yet independent of the CMA governance structure and offers offers authoritative guidance to the CMA’s Moved to Action program, as well as other related Indigenous initiatives.
Last Spring, the CMA sought nominations for new members, resulting in the decision to add the following two accomplished and respected individuals to the Council’s membership.
Nyla Klugie-Migwans is a member of the Selkirk First Nation – Fort Selkirk, Yukon and Tlicho of NWT; she comes from the Wolf Clan. Her cultural and traditional understanding has taken her to a true and honest place of being a teacher, mentor, support in the area of reconciliation, healing and sharing. She acknowledges her former elders/teachers who played a vital role in her lifelong learning. Nyla works for the Yukon Government, as the Yukon First Nation Heritage Advisor for the last 9 years. She has worked hard to ensure cross-cultural understanding and reconciliation are important teachings for all peoples. She continues to make positive change in the area of cultural understanding with kindness, compassion and grace.
Barbara Filion is the Programme Officer for Culture, with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. She has previously worked as a consultant and served as the Reconciliation Program Director at the Canadian Museums Association. Prior to that, she was the Director of Education at Working Assumptions, a national organization based in Berkeley, California, that uses art to examine social issues. Barbara has over 20 years of experience in the museum field. She taught and was a thesis advisor in the Museum Studies Program, at JFK University in California and also served as the Associate Director of the Archaeology Museum at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Barbara is of mixed heritage, she grew up in the region of La Mauricie in Quebec and is a member of the Ilnu Nation of Pekuakamiulnuatsh (Mashteuiatsh).
The CMA would also like to thank departing council members Lou-ann Neel and Marie-Paule Robitaille for their exemplary service. They have both been longstanding members of the council, providing an outstanding amount of insight and support for the program. We wish them the best in their future projects.
A full listing of the CMA Reconciliation Council members can be found on our website.
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