Programs Coordinator | heather@youngdiplomats.ca

Regina, SK

Heather O’Watch (She/Her) is a Nakoda and Nehiyaw woman from the Okanese First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory. She has paternal ties to Carry The Kettle First Nation. Heather is enrolled in a Masters Degree in Public Policy (MPP) at the University of Saskatchewan. She holds a BA in Indigenous Studies from the First Nations University of Canada. She works with Indigenous Peoples Rights International, a global Indigenous-led organization that works to amplify justice for Indigenous peoples and communities facing criminalization and impunity.

Heather recently founded Timpsina Society, a local Indigenous youth-led initiative which seeks to empower Indigenous youth in building skills regarding policy and advocacy in the prairie provinces. Heather is a YDC alumni who participated in the Y7 2023 delegation where she led the health track and EDI coordination. When not working or studying, Heather enjoys creative writing and learning both Nakota and Nehiyaw traditions and language.