Board of Directors

The Board of Directors and the Grandmother Advisory Circle of Manitoba Moon Voices is composed of Indigenous women and gender diverse people from Turtle Island.

Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. (MMVI) is an organization for Indigenous women and gender diverse people, led by Indigenous women and gender diverse people. Governed by an all-female Board of Directors and guided by a Grandmothers Advisory Circle, MMVI supports Indigenous women and gender diverse people in the quest to regain our rightful place as leaders in our communities and beyond. Board members are elected at our Annual General Assembly.

Questions or messages to the Board can be sent to admin@mmvi.ca

Dakota Mandamin

Co-Chair

Bio to come…

Corrine Chief

Co-Chair

Bio to come…

First and Last

Treasurer

Ashleigh Bear is from Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. She is a mother of two little ones who keep her motivated. She is on the Membership, Local Childcare Committee, and Jordan’s Principal Committee in Brokenhead First Nation, sat on the Southern Chief’s Organization Child and Family Services Advisory Circle, and the Health Transformation Advisory Circle, in the gender-based violence section.  

Ashleigh works directly with MMIWG2S+ families and has been for more than 5 years and is also on the board for Morgan’s Warriors and stays active in the search the landfill movement. She brings first-hand knowledge of living both on and off reserve with her to her work.

First and Last

Board Member

Melissa Robinson is a First Nations woman from Long Plain First Nation and a leading
advocate for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit+ People.

She currently serves as the Advocacy Specialist for Missing and Murdered First Nation
People for the Grand Chiefs Office with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), where
she supports families, advances accountability, and pushes for systemic change to better
protect Indigenous people.

Melissa is also one of the two founders of Morgan’s Warriors, an outreach group
founded in honour of her cousin Morgan Harris. Melissa serves as the Chair of the
Board. Morgan’s Warriors is an Indigenous-led outreach group based in Winnipeg, focused
on street-level action including outreach walks, safety support, and community-led
searches for missing people.

Melissa and her family led the fight to “search the landfill”
against all 3 levels of government when they were told no it wasn’t feasible, nor possible to
retrieve her cousins remains. After 2 long years of occupying “Camp Morgan” at Brady
Landfill the search to bring Morgan home finally began. Through both advocacy and
frontline work, Melissa is known for her commitment to protecting Indigenous lives,
strengthening community safety, and ensuring families are met with urgency, dignity, and
respect.

Micheala Lynxleg

Board Member

Bio to come…

First and Last

Board Member

Bio to come…

Iris Lauzon

Grandmother and NWAC Representative

Iris was born In Churchill, Manitoba and is a member of York Factory Cree Nation. She has resided in Winnipeg most of her adult life except from 91 -95 where she was in Saskatoon attending Design school.

Iris was removed from her home, during the 60’s scoop at four years of age and raised in Oakville, Ontario which is west of Toronto. 15 years old she became a runaway and headed to Toronto to start a new life. While there, she met older women who knew her biological family

which eventually led to reuniting with her older brother. These same women taught her bead work and some of the leather arts. These skills never leave you once taught, and they can be applied to anything you do in design.

Iris started out as an artist, which was spent such as sculpting and painting. Iris discovered early that she could create and express herself through design/sewing. Iris has her diploma in Fashion Design and studied under her Mentor Yvonne Yuen for years. 

My most important teachings have come from women and it’s my desire to pass on my knowledge of design onto any who are open. Art and any form of creativity are gifts that we our given which often can lead to healing.

Grandmother’s Advisory Council

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Iris Lauzon

NWAC Rep/ Grandmother Council Rep on Board

Beverly Courchene

Joan Winning

Valerie Vint

Our Roots – Founding Members

Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. would not be possible without the vision, commitment, and love of our founding members. Miigwetch and infinite love to:

Vanessa Tait

Wendy McNab

Maxine Boulanger

Sylvie Eastman

Linda Murphy

Shannon Courtemanche-Cormier (Helper)

Join our Team

There are a number of ways to get involved with Manitoba Moon Voices, Volunteer, Employment or Membership Follow the link below for more info.