Portrait
Name
Leona Humchitt
Location
Heiltsuk First Nation, BC
Description
Leona Humchitt is a proud member of the Heiltsuk First Nation of Bella Bella, B.C., a remote, isolated community located in the central coast of British Columbia. The population is 2,500, with 1,300 living on reserve. In 2014, Leona was elected to the local Heiltsuk Tribal Council to a four year term. In 2017, she retired with 27 years pensionable service as Office Manager of the Bella Bella RCMP. She completed SFU’s Executive Masters of Business Administration tailored for Indigenous Business and Leadership in October 2019. In June 2018, Leona was re-elected to another four-year term with the Heiltsuk Tribal Council. She and her husband, Tom, have four beautiful daughters – Flora, Kristy, Mercedes & Cheryl and one son, Thomas Benjamin. Leona and Tommy relish in the new status of being grandparents. Maggie, Cassian, Charlie & Addie are their precious treasures. It’s a whole new level of love and makes her work in leadership that much more meaningful. Leona is ecstatic for her Nation’s opportunity with the Indigenous Off-Diesel Initiative (IODI) and her appointment as a champion for the 20/20 Catalyst Program. She deems this an opportunity to set the table “for our children’s tomorrows.”
