Raylene Whitford (she/her) is an âpihtawikosisâniskwêw (Métis woman) who lives on the shore of iyâpêw sâkahikan in Treaty 6 territory. She is a member of the Métis Nation within Alberta, now represented by the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, with family roots in Kikino, Pakân, and the lower Red River colony. A warrior accountant and interdisciplinary PhD candidate in Indigenous Studies and Business at the University of Alberta, Raylene’s research examines how corporate reporting recognizes (or omits) Indigenous Peoples’ rights, jurisdiction, and relationships to land. Drawing on nearly 20 years of professional experience in finance and energy, her work pulls back the curtain on the gap between reconciliation performance and structural change.