The Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne is a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation in BC and ordained in the United Church of Canada. She holds a PhD in theology and First Nations worldviews from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA and speaks, writes and publishes across North America on issues of indigenous theology and indigenous-Christian relationships. Carmen currently serves Executive Director of First United in Vancouver’s downtown east side and has served on the Executive of the General Council, as United Church representative to the Executive and Central Committees of the World Council of Churches, and currently sits on the United Church of Canada's Pension Board.