Krystal Brant

Krystal Brant is an Indigenous educator and counsellor with more than a decade of experience in post-secondary. Her teaching background is in visual arts and history, where she has developed college courses in Canadian history, taught from an Indigenous perspective. She is Kanyen:kehá:ka, Bear Clan, from the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (Tyendinaga) with strong familial ties to Six Nations of the Grand River.

Krystal has spent close to thirty years advocating for the rights of Native women and their children, most recently attending and the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as a delegate, and the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva Switzerland, where she delivered an intervention on the safety and protections of Indigenous Women. She is currently President of the Ontario Native Women’s Association.

Krystal is a strong believer in wholistic wellness and is passionate about supporting Indigenous peoples in their wellness journeys. She will be completing her Master of Social Work – Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency at the University of Toronto this summer. A proud mother of five children, you can be sure to find Krystal doling out snacks, chauffeuring children to dance lessons, and cheering in the stands of lacrosse games on the weekends.