Tanya Clarmont, BA

Tanya is Teme-Augama Anishnabai on her father’s side and her community is Bear Island Reserve in Ontario, a water access only community.  She is also French Canadian from the Ottawa Valley on her mother’s side.  She acknowledges and embraces both sides of her culture and has made efforts to learn both the Anishnabai and French languages.

Tanya moved to BC to further her education while also continuing her career with the Friendship Centre Movement, which dates back to 2001.  She currently works for the Victoria Native Friendship Centre as the Director of Human Resources and Management Supports, which aligns well with her commitment to lifelong mentorship for Indigenous peoples. She has also held positions at the provincial and national level of the Friendship Centre Movement.  In her consulting role, Tanya’s most recent work has centred around the topics of Reconciliation, TRC Calls to Action, UNDRIP and financial literacy.

Tanya graduated from the University of Victoria with a B.A. in Fine Arts focused in Creative Writing and attended the Banff Arts Centre in the Aboriginal Emerging Artists Program.  She can often be found sharing her stories at local public readings.  Tanya also holds a double Humanities B.A. in Native Studies and Law & Justice from Laurentian University in Sudbury, ON.

Tanya is married to a Gitxsan man and they have two small children, a girl and a boy.