Sasha Lindsay, (they/them)
Senior Planner
Where They’re From
Born and raised in the territory of the Lekwungen-speaking Esquimalt and Songhees peoples. Sasha is of Métis, Cree, & Western European descent and a member of the George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan
Where They Live
Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii
Specialties
Community Engagement & Communications
Facilitation & Public Speaking
Strategic Planning
Inter-Governmental relations
Health, Social, & Marine Planning
sasha.lindsay@sanalaplanning.com
Sasha is a Métis planner, facilitator and educator with over ten years of Indigenous planning experience. Sasha is a member of the George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan and they’re based in Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii. A graduate of the Indigenous Community Planning Program at the University of British Columbia, Sasha has worked in affordable housing development, Indigenous health, social planning, parks planning and marine planning. As the City of Vancouver’s first Indigenous Engagement Specialist, Sasha’s team was recognized with the 2018 IAP2 Award for Indigenous Engagement. In their spare time Sasha enjoys playing their saxophone, cooking Korean food, and reading about local history.