Portrait
Name
Hayden Keating
Gitga’at First Nation
Description
Hayden Keating is Gitga’at, from the house of Sinaxeet of the Eagle clan, and her traditional name is Woom Hayetsk. With a background in Indigenous Studies, Hayden understands the connections between culture, land and environmental stewardship. Her summers working with Pacific Whale Society, a non-profit organization based in Gitga’at territory, sparked a passion for protecting the territory and taking meaningful action on climate change.
Such experiences introduced Hayden to clean energy technologies like small hydro and solar photovoltaics that will help guide her work with the Clean Energy Department. In her role as Climate Action Coordinator, Hayden supports the Nation’s goals to reduce diesel dependency and advance key projects like the Gitga’at Power Project and the Water Security Project. Hayden is looking forward to learning and growing in this career and working alongside the community to support sustainable practices and help protect the territory’s lands and waters.