NIAP Advisory

DANIZA DE PAOLA - MEDIA SPECIALIST, SIOUX VALLEY DAKOTA NATION

Daniza De Paola is a proud Dakota Winyan (woman) from the community of Wipazoka Wakpa (Sioux Valley Dakota Nation) in Manitoba, Canada. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta under the prairie skies where her parents worked for the Blood Tribe (Kainai), Piikani (Blackfoot) and Siksika (Blackfoot) First Nations, she grew up on the Stoney (Nakota), O’Chiese (Saulteaux) and Sunchild (Cree) First Nations adventuring through the Rocky Mountains and eventually made her way to the Pacific Coastline doing various educational consulting and media projects around many First Nations communities across Turtle Island. Through this she has taught herself small phrases in Blackfoot, Saulteaux, Cree, Tsimshian (Xais’xai), and Chilcotin (Tsilqhot’in) to fully embrace the communities she's lived and worked in. 

In October of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she moved back to her community of Wipazoka Wakpa because she felt a strong pull that was confirmed in a dream she had where she was told by her ancestors to “come back home and help where you can”. She does this by working in her community as the Governance Communications Specialist where she keeps members both on and off reserve updated and informed through media productions such as managing the nation’s official website, creating videos and hosting livestreams of community events. She has also recently become an advanced drone pilot to further help and create connections to the land that she can share with her community. 

Growing up as an off-reserve member but also living and then herself working in other First Nations communities has been the biggest impact towards fostering her love of education, media production and the land. Currently, she is in the process of activating 

ADAM SUBJECT - LAND DIRECTOR, SIOUX VALLEY DAKOTA NATION

Adam is the Land Director for Sioux Valley Dakota Nation and a proud Anishinaabe Saugeen Ojibway First Nation Band Member. He is dedicated to blending Indigenous wisdom and Western science through Two-Eyed Seeing, aiming to foster truth, reconciliation, and a brighter future for generations to come. With a humble and sincere approach, Adam listens deeply, ensuring speakers feel respected and valued. His work reflects these insights, emphasizing teamwork, partnership, and meaningful accreditation.
A gentle yet powerful leader, Adam's positive and outgoing personality inspires those around him. He is deeply immersed in the Dakota language, customs, and traditions, feeling honoured to live and work in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.

Adam is the Land Director for Sioux Valley Dakota Nation and a proud Anishinaabe Saugeen Ojibway First Nation Band Member. He is dedicated to blending Indigenous wisdom and Western science through Two-Eyed Seeing, aiming to foster truth, reconciliation, and a brighter future for generations to come. With a humble and sincere approach, Adam listens deeply, ensuring speakers feel respected and valued. His work reflects these insights, emphasizing teamwork, partnership, and meaningful accreditation.
A gentle yet powerful leader, Adam's positive and outgoing personality inspires those around him. He is deeply immersed in the Dakota language, customs, and traditions, feeling honoured to live and work in Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.

Daniza De Paola is a proud Dakota Winyan (woman) from the community of Wipazoka Wakpa (Sioux Valley Dakota Nation) in Manitoba, Canada. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta under the prairie skies where her parents worked for the Blood Tribe (Kainai), Piikani (Blackfoot) and Siksika (Blackfoot) First Nations, she grew up on the Stoney (Nakota), O’Chiese (Saulteaux) and Sunchild (Cree) First Nations adventuring through the Rocky Mountains and eventually made her way to the Pacific Coastline doing various educational consulting and media projects around many First Nations communities across Turtle Island. Through this she has taught herself small phrases in Blackfoot, Saulteaux, Cree, Tsimshian (Xais’xai), and Chilcotin (Tsilqhot’in) to fully embrace the communities she's lived and worked in. 

In October of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she moved back to her community of Wipazoka Wakpa because she felt a strong pull that was confirmed in a dream she had where she was told by her ancestors to “come back home and help where you can”. She does this by working in her community as the Governance Communications Specialist where she keeps members both on and off reserve updated and informed through media productions such as managing the nation’s official website, creating videos and hosting livestreams of community events. She has also recently become an advanced drone pilot to further help and create connections to the land that she can share with her community. 

Growing up as an off-reserve member but also living and then herself working in other First Nations communities has been the biggest impact towards fostering her love of education, media production and the land. Currently, she is in the process of activating