KD King

KD King (All pronouns) is a proud Michif Ayahkwew (Ah-yah-kway-oh or Two Spirit) Registered Nurse from Notikewin, Alberta, in Treaty 8 territory. They are of mixed English & Russian settler and Métis descent and live in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta), where they are a PhD candidate and researcher with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. Their research is being conducted in collaboration with the Métis Nation of Alberta and the Métis Settlements to explore HPV-related cancer prevention. They are also a sessional instructor at University of Alberta, and MacEwan University, and a practicing Public Health Nurse in the field of sexual health. KD is an oskapiew (helper) to Dr. Elder Grandmother Doreen Spence from Saddle Lake Cree Nation, a member of Lii Taab Otapemisiwak, and works closely with the Health Department at the Métis Nation of Alberta. KD also volunteers with several communities, including the Métis Nation of Alberta, the Métis Nation of Ontario, and the Edmonton 2Spirit Society. KD invites diverse community voices to their work and brings a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented perspective to Indigenous health, 2Spirit, Queer & Trans health, mental health, and sexual health.