<span style="font-weight: bold;">Helen Agger, </span>BHEc., MPAdm., grew up in Namegosibiing Trout Lake, the ancestral homeland of her mother's people since time beyond memory. With their Norwegian?born father setting their educational goals for them, Helen and her siblings lived with Caucasian families in Kenora during their elementary school years. Helen then moved to Winnipeg where she has lived for most of her adult life. She attended the University of Manitoba and received a Bachelor of Human Ecology and a Masters in Public Administration as a mature student. Helen is married and has a daughter. Helen currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.