Sashia is the Director of International Relations and Communications since June 2021, and she joined the Treaty Commission in September 2012. In her role, she manages the public information and education mandate of the Treaty Commission and leads the international work to support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through the negotiations of treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements.

Previously, she was the Associate Director of Process and supported the Commission in the facilitation of negotiations amongst governments and First Nations. Sashia also manages initiatives on: First Nations governance, ratification processes, community engagement, and capacity-development. She has over 20 years’ experience working with Indigenous communities in BC and is proud to be of mix heritage, Wet’suwet’en and Chinese from the community of Witset. Sashia works at the international level, including supporting UN expert members as well as advocating for the promotion and protecting of Indigenous rights and title through participation at United Nations mechanisms including the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights and the Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

She holds a BA in political science with a focus on First Nations studies from the University of British Columbia and has undertaken peacebuilding and conflict resolution training. Sashia is a Banff Forum member, and alumna of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference. She has served on a variety of boards and committees, including serving as Chair of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Board of Governors.