Jody Kechego is an Indigenous Medicine Person from the Chippewa and Oneida Nations in southwest Ontario, Canada. Kechego was raised on the Chippewa Reservation near London Ontario. A strong advocate for Indigenous culture and connection to the land, he has been conducting and participating in Indigenous ceremonies for nearly 30 years. Kechego is also a recognized thought-leader and advocate for Indigenous self-determination. From 2009 to 2015 Jode was a senior policy analyst and political advisor for the Union of Ontario Indians and the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians. During his tenure, he was responsible for overseeing policies for over forty Indigenous Nations related to multiple sectors and government correspondence, including instrumental land claims negotiations. Prior to that, Jode was an Indigenous treaty researcher in land claims from 1995 to 2009. As a researcher/writer, he was accredited by Canada’s Aboriginal Healing Foundation for his work on The Healing Has Begun: a report on government expenditures on residential schools from 1877-1965. In 2015 Jode began working as an independent consultant raising awareness, education and supporting in the cultural revitalization of Indigenous communities. Jode currently resides in Toronto, and he is actively involved in Indigenous ceremonies and teachings across Ontario.