Name
Bohdana Innes
J.L. Richards & Associates
Location
Mushkegowuk Territory
Description
Bohdana Innes is a member of Moose Cree First Nation in Mushkegowuk Territory. Bohdana was born in Moose Factory and raised in Wawa, Ontario. She currently lives in Ottawa, on the Traditional Unceded Territory of the Algonquin Aninshaabeg people, and is as an Intern Architect with J.L. Richards & Associates Limited (JLR).
As a graduate of McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University (LU) in Sudbury, Ontario, a Northern Design school that prioritizes holistic learning. She has worked continuously throughout her educational and professional career to gain knowledge in the Indigenous process and its relation to design. Bohdana has experience working with Indigenous communities throughout Turtle Island (North America) through professional work as well as during architectural Master’s degree thesis at LU. As an Indigenous Intern Architect within Ontario, Bohdana strives to apply her education and Indigenous background to solve issues impacting Indigenous communities relating to the built environment and sustainability. She aims to empower Indigenous communities to establish independence though community-based engagement/projects and bring their culture to life through built-form.