Nakoda Hunter

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

+91 xxxx xxxxx

[email protected]

262 followers

Timeline
Sept 2017 - Mar 2020
Promoter
This Is Blueprint
Jul 2019 - Mar 2020
Busser
Cactus Club Cafe
May 2021 - Jun 2023
Research Assistant
The University of British Columbia
May 2022 - Oct 2022
Fulfillment Team Member
Nada
Jul 2022 - Mar 2024
Bartender Assistant
This Is Blueprint
Jul 2023 - now
Laborer & Communications
Sioux Projects
Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
Bartender
Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino
Current Company
Aug 2024 - now
Indigenous Research Internship
Clear Seas
About me
Indigenous Research Intern at Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping
Education
- British columbia institute of technology
  2024 - 2026
  Associate's degree project management
- The university of british columbia
  2017 - 2024
  Bachelor of arts - ba first nations & indigenous studies
  Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Pledge Class 2019; Indigenous Committee (Elected into volunteer positions as Chair from 2021-2022 and Treasurer from 2022-2023); Research Assistant with Gestures Towards Decolonial Futures Collective (GTDF).
- Saint patrick regional secondary school
  2012 - 2017
  High school diploma
  Activities and Societies: International Club Member and Aboriginal Day Organizer; Games Club Founder and events organizer; Student Council 2017 Media Liaison.
Experience
- This is blueprint
  Sept 2017 - Mar 2020
  Promoter
  Social media promotions for various company club nights and festivals (ie. Celebrities, Fortune, FVDED in the Park, etc.).Persistently ranked and rewarded for top ticket sales for festivals (eg. over 100 sales for FVDED in the Park).
- Cactus club cafe
  Jul 2019 - Mar 2020
  Busser
  Bussing tables, general maintenance of site, and running food; cut short due to COVID-19.
- The university of british columbia
  May 2021 - Jun 2023
  Research assistant
  Collaborated with Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective (GTDF) researchers on course content being developed for curriculums across UBC. Developed a social media campaign to bring attention to the crisis in Brazil as the government advanced the dismantling of Indigenous rights and opened the Amazon to agribusiness.Collaborated on a ‘Forest Walk’ manual meant to help those conditioned in modernity in navigating the world through an Indigenous worldview.
- Nada
  May 2022 - Oct 2022
  Fulfillment team member
  Early morning shifts preparing online food orders for zero-waste groceries (eg. repackaging bulk product into smaller packaging).Packaging groceries for movement to delivery driver.
- This is blueprint
  Jul 2022 - Mar 2024
  Bartender assistant
  Runner/Busser with FVDED in the Park, Rockin' River, and Monstercat Compound. Continued as a busser/bar assistant with Fortune Sound Club and Celebrities Nightclub before moving to Calgary and continuing with Commonwealth Bar & Stage.
- Sioux projects
  Jul 2023 - now
  Laborer & communications
- Stoney nakoda resort & casino
  Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
  Bartender
  Working as primary full-time night shift bartender in a variable volume environment. Developed bartender-clientele interpersonal skills and skills necessary to operate a full bar (eg. tap barrel replacement, bar setup, glass cleaning, etc.).
- Clear seas
  Aug 2024 - now
  Indigenous research internship
  Conducting research on conservation methodologies from land-based projects and analyzing their applicabilities to marine projects.
Licenses & Certifications
- Plains indian sign language (pisl) workshop
  Poundmaker museum and gallery
  Jul 2024
- E-commerce eagle program
  Gustavson school of business (uvic) and emily carr university of art & design (ecuad)
  Apr 2020
- Serving it right
  Bc's responsible beverage service program
  Aug 2024
- International summer program on indigenous peoples' rights and policy
  Columbia university
  May 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Nakoda Hunter
  Oustanding Leader in the UBC Community Award Faculty of Arts Mar 2023 One of three recipients of the Bhagwan Kaur wife of Gokal Singh of Halwara Award in Arts towards the title of the Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community Award in 2023. As a member of the Indigenous Committee, Nakoda has been a part of the push for greater self-determination within student governance and for an Indigenous student constituency, and has mentored young Indigenous student politicians. He has also facilitated events such as the Indigenous Arts & Culture Fair, beading workshops, a… Show more One of three recipients of the Bhagwan Kaur wife of Gokal Singh of Halwara Award in Arts towards the title of the Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community Award in 2023. As a member of the Indigenous Committee, Nakoda has been a part of the push for greater self-determination within student governance and for an Indigenous student constituency, and has mentored young Indigenous student politicians. He has also facilitated events such as the Indigenous Arts & Culture Fair, beading workshops, a rattle-making workshop, and the first Indigenous Students Gala. Read more here: https://www.arts.ubc.ca/news/moha-chaturvedi-nakoda-hunter-and-talynn-english-receive-2023-outstanding-leader-in-the-ubc-community-award/ Show less
- Awarded to Nakoda Hunter
  Arts Indigenous Valour Award Faculty of Arts & First Nations House of Learning Award totalling $3,000 have made available through an endowment established by an anonymos donor for Indigenous undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts who have demonstrated community involvement and/or leadership. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Arts, in consultation with the First Nations House of Learning.
Volunteer Experience
- Chair
  Issued by Indigenous Committee @ UBC on Oct 2021
  Associated with Nakoda Hunter
- Treasurer
  Issued by Indigenous Committee @ UBC on Oct 2022
  Associated with Nakoda Hunter
- Communications Executive
  Issued by UBC Esports Association on May 2019
  Associated with Nakoda Hunter