Jaida Gregg an award winner in Miss Indigenous Canada pageant

Tim Brody - Editor

Jaida Gregg, a member of Lac Seul First Nation residing in Thunder Bay, is an award winner in the Miss Indigenous Canada pageant.
Gregg, one of 26 contestants from across Canada who competed in the pageant on July 27 in Gathering Place by the Grand, Ohsweken, ON, was recognized with the Academic Achievement Award. 
Her bio on the Miss Indigenous Canada website states, “Jaida Gregg is Ojibwe who proudly comes from Lac Seul First Nation signatory to Treaty #3. OgitchitaaBinesiik is her traditional name which means female Thunderbird who helps and cares for people. She is 24 years old. She is a registered nurse currently working at Independent First Nations Alliance Tribal Council as a Pediatric nurse. Jaida is continuing her education this fall, in a Master of Public Health with focus on Indigenous and Northern Health. She spends time on her family’s trapline hunting, fishing, and trapping. She is passionate about empowering Indigenous people and being an advocate for her people.”
Jessica McKenzie of Opaskwayak Cree Nation was crowned Miss Indigenous Canada 2024.