Jaynane Burning-Fields is Aboriginal from Six Nations Reserve and was raised in the traditional culture. She has spent 16 years working at the provincial level as a manager of the Aboriginal Children’s programmes that service the urban Aboriginal population. Jaynane’s knowledge and skill set have been developed through this work and have been strengthened by her knowledge of traditional values and principles. Jaynane has had the opportunity to use her skills and knowledge about culture based programming in various capacities, including working with Statistic Canada on the development of the Aboriginal Children’s Survey, the Ministry of Children and Youth’s Panel of Experts (Early Learning Framework), and the Foundation of International Training – Egypt. Jaynane is currently the Executive Director of the Niagara Regional Native Centre