Kiera Brant-Birioukov is Haudenosaunee from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario. She is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision of Dr. William Pinar. She holds an MA in Education from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Bachelor of Education (Primary/Junior) and Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies). Her MA thesis entitled “‘But how does this help me?’:(Re)thinking (re)conciliation in teacher education” sought to identify how a praxis of reconciliation transpires within initial teacher education in Canada and New Zealand. Outside of academia, she dedicates her time to pursuing Vancouver’s best craft beer and beating her husband in badminton.