Roy Bear Chief is from the Siksika Nation which is about 90 kilometres east of Calgary. He has been living in Calgary for more than 42 winters. He is currently the Espoom taah or “Helper” for the Faculty of Health, Community and Education at Mount Royal University since 2018. He also served as the Elder-In-Residence for the Bissett School of Business from 2017 to 2018. He is also an alumnus of MRU (Social Work Diploma, '94) as well as the UCalgary (1999, 2004). He came back full circle to assist in forwarding Indigenization as well as decolonization through his education, life, and work experience. He is also a survivor of the residential school system.