Marissa Hill is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. She was born and raised in the Georgian Bay Métis Community, and has been a guest in Tkaronto since 2010. Marissa is rooted in rematriation and a reclamation of ancestral ways of knowing and being, and everything she does flows from here. Marissa is dedicated to transforming the systems and infrastructure that shape our holistic wellbeing using approaches that are rooted in community, equity, inclusion, love, dignity, and respect. 

Marissa has extensive experience in program, project, and operations management. Most recently, she managed an innovation lab – the Indigenous Innovation Initiative hosted by Grand Challenges Canada –  that supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women, Two Spirit, queer, trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people to bring their solutions to life, and was the community engagement and co-creation lead. Marissa joined Health Commons Solutions Lab in October 2022 as the Director of Operations and Strategy, while also supporting the organization to create space for exploring innovation within the context of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. 

Outside of Health Commons, Marissa is leading and supporting work in the areas of Indigenous evaluation, impact measurement and storytelling, and data sovereignty. This includes being a partner in enabling inclusion and transformed practice within the British Columbia chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society; a member of the inaugural City of Toronto First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Data and Technology Advisory Circle; and a member of the Advisory Council for Common Approach (a leader in impact measurement). 

Resources from this episode 

Inquiry & Learning Bundle

Indigenous Knowledges and Data Governance Protocols

Shared Values and Principles of Indigenous Knowledges Creation and Application

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