Ryan Koelwyn

I live in the unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan peoples, with deep roots in the Kootenays and ancestral connections in Treaty 7 territory. I work in climate action through Indigenous education which is how a community transmits what it knows about how to live, insisting that this knowledge is inseparable from land, relationship, and responsibility to future generations. Through Youth Climate Corps, I help young people learn to act on climate change from a place of genuine relations to their community, the land they live in, and to the generations who’ll inherit what we do now.

When I'm not facilitating workshops or offering yoga classes to the community you can find me cross-country skiing, hanging with my partner and our doggo, or paddling on the turquoise waters of Kalamalka Lake. I adore the wondrous presence of birds and the cheery notes of a yellow warbler.