Christina Saunders (Cree/Métis/African American) is currently an Instructional Leader for the Indigenous Education Centre in the Toronto District School Board. Christina leads various professional development sessions that have provided staff with knowledge of residential schools, Reconciliation, the deconstruction of Indigenous stereotypes, work with urban Aboriginal teachers/students, and centring Indigenous content within the Ontario curriculum, all from an Indigenous perspective. Christina is also a York University Instructional Leader teaching the Intermediate ABQ course in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education. She graduated from Queen’s University in the Primary/Junior Aboriginal Teacher Education Program, and also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Indigenous Learning at Lakehead University. She currently sits as Chairperson on the Aboriginal Education Standing Committee of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. Christina also has a strong background in Special Education and Literacy.