Taylor Sparklingeyes | Indigenous Works

Taylor Sparklingeyes

Senior Data Sovereignty Technical Lead and Project Director

Taylor Sparklingeyes (she/her) is a powerful Cree matriarch from Goodfish Lake First Nation, now rooted in amiskwacîwâskahikan, now known as Edmonton. As a Senior Data Sovereignty Technical Lead and Project Director, Taylor works to champion Indigenous Data Governance and systems change within Indigenous Nations and organizations. Taylor has experience designing and leading in-community social research projects that enhance Nations’ governance and protection of Indigenous Data.

Taylor is also working in a fellowship role with Mila to implement meaningful change in Artificial Intelligence and Indigenous data.

She is proud mother of two boys who loves nothing more than hitting the mountains for some family adventures.

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Our head office is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Treaty 6 lands, the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis. As a remote team, we recognize our work takes place across many Indigenous territories, including lands covered by various treaties as well as unceded territories. We are committed to learning from and building relationships with the Nations whose lands we live and work on.