Amber Smith (she/her) is a proud Métis woman, mother, educator and student.  She was born and raised in amiskwaciwâskahikan but now lives on and with a beautiful piece of land near New Sarepta, Alberta. Amber is a citizen of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government with familial roots in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and the Red River, Manitoba.  Her  Métis family names include: Adams, Pocha/Paquin, Mackie, Work, Halcrow, and others.

Amber has a passion for Indigenous Education and re-imagining and transforming educational spaces to affirm the identity of Indigenous students. She works as a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta in Education, and Concordia University of Edmonton in Indigenous Studies.  Her research centers around Auntie circles as sites of education, governance, and self-determination.