Katsi Cook is executive director of Spirit Aligned Leadership, a remarkable program situating Indigenous elder women within the authenticity of their own hearts to express the wisdom and teachings of their sacred homelands. Katsi’s contributions as a scholar-activist span many worlds and disciplines in advancing the superlatives of Indigenous Knowledge. Drawing from a traditionalist Longhouse midwife’s perspective, she conceptualized the interconnectedness of environmental and reproductive health and justice into a body of work, collectively called The First Environment. A founding member of Canada’s National Aboriginal Council of Midwives, Katsi helped clear a path for a new generation of Indigenous practitioners while simultaneously influencing public policy, promoting community- and culture-based practice and research.