Gaëtane is a French-Canadian settler living in Ktunaxa amakis, the unceded traditional territory of Ktunaxa First Nation. She is learning to walk alongside First Nations to support their Climate Leadership and Healthy Home Energy Retrofit journeys through community engagement, two-way staff mentorship, work planning and customized regional capacity building initiatives centering local First Nations needs and aspirations. She has a background in environmental and agricultural sciences, permaculture and community building. A Level 1 Facilitator, she regularly applies the CSS framework in her work and in a monthly Womyn's Circle she facilitates.