Briana Matrious

HEALING JUSTICE COORDINATOR

Briana Matrious (she/they), is an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and has been a member of the Pine County community all her life. Her career background includes working for the University of Minnesota Extension as a Tribal Community Facilitator, and was a part of the American Indian Resource and Resiliency Team. Her work helps people from all backgrounds understand the root causes of historical and intergenerational trauma and the correlation to the many challenges we face today. She wholeheartedly believes that to heal ourselves moving forward, we must understand our truths of the past. She is an advocate for mental health and is passionate about understanding trauma, psychedelics and plant medicines for healing, and overall wellness for the mind, body, and spirit. Outside of her full-time work, she is the boxing chairwoman for the Mille Lacs Band Department of Athletic Regulation, she stays busy traveling, and loving her two cats.