Ann Bourque-Hardy is a proud Métis matriarch, artisan, and educator, with ancestral ties to the Bourque and Mercredi families in Treaty 8 territory. Ann draws on teachings from family and community, by sewing Métis-style clothing and quilts, with a specialty in mittens made with natural materials. In her time as an Educational Assistant and Family Liaison for Edmonton Public Schools, Ann has taught traditional games and crafts to youth across amiskwacîy. She has also spoken publicly about her family's experiences living in the north, and surviving the Indian Residential School and Federal Indian Hospital systems. Ann lives and works with her husband and two dogs in amiskwacîy, Treaty 6 territory.