Big News Update!

Update from the Native Earth Performing Arts Board:

Joelle Peters, our talented Anishinaabe playwright and actor, has officially transitioned from Interim to Permanent Artistic Director after successfully leading us with her award-winning vision since 2022! Hailing from Walpole Island First Nation, Joelle’s impressive portfolio includes theatre, film, and TV credits. We’re honoured to have Joelle lead Native Earth’s artistic direction.

We’re thrilled to announce two incredible additions to our team: Carrol Edmund and Karima Jaffer.

Carrol Edmund is a Carrier woman, frog clan, and a member of Nee Tahi Buhn from the Wet’suwet’en Territory in British Columbia. She is the Diversity Sourcing Partner – Indigenous Peoples at TD Bank Group with the Global Diversity & Inclusion team. In Carrol’s role, she has the privilege of advocating and connecting external talent from the Indigenous community with career opportunities across TD’s footprint in Canada.

Karima is a neurodivergent mixed-race and ethnic woman of colour who was born and raised on Treaty 13, dish and one spoon. She is passionate about social innovation and creating change in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Karima has experience working with BIPOC populations, including research and community development work with Indigenous children and youth in care.

Please join us in congratulating Joelle and welcoming Carrol and Karima to our board.

-Native Earth Performing Arts Board of Directors