I am Fiona, white settler of Irish ancestry.
I am a daughter, sister, auntie, friend and lifelong learner. My parents are B and Tom Devereaux and my grandparents were Mary Healy, Micheal Dorgan, (Burnfort, Co.Cork), Angie Quinn and Johnny Devereaux (Tullamore, Co. Offaly). My family immigrated to the Treaty 6 Territory homeland of the Métis colonially known as Saskatoon. I grew up on the homelands of the Quw'utsun peoples. I personally and professionally occupy and benefit from unceded, ancestral and stolen homelands of Ləkʷəŋən peoples of Songhees (Ləkʷəŋən) and Esquimalt (Xwepsum) Nations.

This land known as Metulia is theirs. I am learning Ləkʷəŋən means ‘a place to smoke herring.’ I picture the vast amounts of herring being smoked and preserved on the Songhees walkway and the bounty these lands, waters and forests provided. These lands and the environment are foundational to wellbeing. Healthy lands, healthy peoples. ​

Each day I acknowledge that these lands are Indigenous homelands and each Nation has distinct and deep connections to their lands, waters and forests. As a white settler, I must acknowledge the vast colonial policies that impact and shape the lives of Indigenous families and Nations. I commit to listening deeply, learning more, and reflecting on my power and privilege. I will continue to take steps to disrupt racism within myself, others, and society and to amplify Indigenous voices. I hope to build relationships with others who want to reflect on our collective responsibility to address these inequities and work towards social justice and Indigenous human rights.

I am honoured to have had a long career working alongside Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth communities. I am a lifelong learner and have a MSc Social Dimensions of Health on Indigenous Specific Racism and am a plant medicine student. Please see my education, training and professional background page for more. I spend my time with family, friends, hiking, camping, gardening and being among the trees, plants and by water.