Kate Anderson is Red River Métis and a proud member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. Her family names are the Shields, the Andersons, the Settees, the Sinclairs, the Mowatts, and the Cooks. She was born and raised in Mohkinstsis/Calgary, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations). She studied English Literature and earned a Bachelor's Degree and Master of Arts at the University of Calgary. Kate currently lives in K’jipuktuk/Halifax. She is pursuing the Master of Information (Library Science) and Juris Doctor degree at Schulich School of Law, as well as the Aboriginal and Indigenous Laws Certificate. She is Co-President of the Dalhousie Indigenous Law Students Association, Communications Officer for the National Indigenous Law Students Association, and Reference Assistant at the Sir James Dunn Library.