Rebekah Wilson
Manager, Indigenous Knowledge & Reconciliation

NWMO

Rebekah Wilson is a proud two-spirit Métis woman with roots from the Red River in Manitoba, currently living as a grateful guest in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Traditional Territory.

Rebekah began her career managing and implementing an Indigenous youth sport for development program, supporting First Nation, Métis and Inuit youth to realize their potential through sport leadership. Rebekah has also worked to support negotiations between First Nations and Municipal communities on solid waste management and spent some time in the recruitment industry, helping to match organizations with skilled Indigenous leaders to fill managerial and executive level positions.

Rebekah now works with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization as the Manager of Indigenous Knowledge and Reconciliation. In this role, Rebekah manages an independent advisory body to the organization comprised of First Nation and Métis elders and youth who provide advice and guidance on the organization’s work related to Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledge. Rebekah manages the organization’s comprehensive Reconciliation Training program to support staff in understanding the importance of acting upon Reconciliation and building meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities across Canada.

In her spare time, Rebekah enjoys writing, reading, beadwork, painting, camping, fishing and spending time with family.