– Clinical Herbalist, Metis Culture Teacher

Kalyn Kodiak is Metis from the Delorme-Smith line of Pincher Creek, in MNA District 6. She is an active member of Metis Local 87 Calgary and graduate of Wild Rose College of Natural Healing.  As a herbalist and knowledge holder, she spends her time gathering and sharing traditions within a culturally sanctioned framework. Kalyn hosts workshops, educational experiences and school field trips, providing an open and welcoming learning space for all peoples. Kalyn is a resource on traditional medicines to the Métis communities of southern Alberta, and aen aapikayahk sayncheur flayshii (Métis sash weaver). She is a founding member and the current president of the Alberta Herbalists Association. She grew up in Lethbridge and resides in Foothills County.