Nicole Halbauer

 X’staam Hana’ax is Nicole’s Tsimshian name, it means Victorious Woman. Nicole is a member of the Tsimshian Nation, Ganhada (Raven) Clan, of Kitsumkalum. She deeply values family and cultural connections.

She is excited to be supporting the H.E.A.L. (Hearts-based Education and Anti-colonial Learning) research program at UNBC. She has spent much of her career in related fields and knows from personal experience that practical decolonization training tools are a critical missing element in most institutions in Canada.

Both her education and her political activism in social equity have led her to positions where she could focus on decolonizing and championing change in health-related sectors. Most recently this was as Interim Director at the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre, and previously as Interim Director for the Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice Physicians. 

She continues to work with her children and grandchildren to restore her culture including harvesting traditional foods, storytelling, and revitalizing the Smalgy’ax language.

After a long day of smashing the patriarchy, Nicole relaxes by knitting and immersing herself in her land with her much-loved horses, dogs, and chickens.