Amanda Myran

Amanda Myran is proudly a citizen of the Dakota Nation, band member of the Birdtail Sioux Dakhóta Oyáte, born and raised in unceded and unsurrendered Wolastoqey homelands. She has family in Wotsak (Paul family) and Listuguj (Isaac family). She is passionate about Indigenous health, intergenerational healing, and community advocacy.

Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Dalhousie University in 2013 and her Master of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick in 2019. With the guidance of Knowledge Carriers and community co-researchers, her thesis focused on learning the experiences and intergenerational healing work of descendants of Survivors.

A Registered Nurse by trade, Amanda is presently the Health Services Director for the Wolastoqey Tribal Council Inc. (WTCI) and is a member of the technical team for Sankewitahasuwakon – the First Nations health and wellness transformation collaborative in New Brunswick. In these roles, she provides leadership, facilitates partnerships, and supports strategy to advance First Nations health priorities.

Prior to this role in community, Amanda was the inaugural Piluwitahasuwin at the University of New Brunswick. Piluwitahasuwin is a Wolastoqey word gifted by Elder/Dr Opolahsomuwehs (Imelda Perley) meaning “one who promotes change in a good way toward truth.”  As the Assistant VP of Indigenous Engagement, she provided guidance to UNB’s TRC Strategic Action Plan through strengthening relationships with Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq, and urban Indigenous peoples.

Amanda brings a wealth of experience from serving on numerous committees and advisory groups, including the Assembly of First Nations Chiefs Committee on Health, Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs (APCFNC) Health Partnerships committees, Horizon’s Indigenous Liaison Committee (ILC), Wolastoqewi Nation Mental Wellness Team, and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB) Indigenous Advisory Circle.  

She resides in Oromocto with her beautiful family and can be found on the Atlantic powwow trail throughout the summer. She is a dancer and specializes in fancy shawl and jingle dress styles. She loves her pups, spending time with her friends and family, sewing regalia, participating in ceremonies, and teaching powwow dancing.