Cora McGuire-Cyrette

Cora McGuire-Cyrette has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), the largest and oldest Indigenous women’s organization in Canada, since 2015. Ending violence against Indigenous women and their families and ensuring equal access to justice, education, health services, environmental stewardship, and economic development, sit at the cornerstone of the organization. A proud member of the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point First Nation), she uses her voice to champion the rights of Indigenous women and girls, cultivate healing, create safe spaces, and support Indigenous women and youth as they reclaim their role as leaders. As a role model in Indigenous women’s leadership in Canada, Cora has been integral to the development of the Ontario Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy, Ontario’s Provincial Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.