Leandra Bouman grew up in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, located in Mi’kma’ki. Leandra completed a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry at Université Laval and is working towards obtaining a JD from Dalhousie University in the spring of 2023. Leandra is the current President of the Dalhousie Black Law Students’ Association and she is also a student in the Indigenous Black and Mi’kmaq Initiative. She will article with Cox & Palmer.