Alexa Scully

Community Outreach Specialist
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A settler of Irish, Welsh and Scottish descent, Alexa (Lex) Scully has lived in Anishinaabe, Inuit, Kanien’kéha, Sahtu Dene and Métis territory and now Ta'an Kwäch'än and Kwanlin Dün territories, learning from and working to support Indigenous communities in urban and remote contexts. From canoe trip guide to university instructor to On the Land program manager, Lex is a versatile team member, and her certification as a Wilderness First Responder along with excellent dishwashing skills secure her ongoing inclusion in bush programs in the Sahtu. 

Lex is the operations director for the K’ahsho Got’ine Foundation (KGF), supporting the Ts'udé Nilįné Tuyeta Indigenous and Territorial Protected Area and the K’ahsho Got’ine Guardians. Lex also works for Tulit’a and Norman Wells, as they consider their own Indigenous protected area and Guardians journeys in Sahtu Dene Territory.

Lex holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Indigenous Studies from Trent University, a Master of Environmental Studies from York University, and a PhD in Indigenous and Land-based education from Lakehead University, where she continues to teach in the Master of Education program. She currently lives in Whitehorse, YT, but spends a great deal of the year in Sahtu Dene Territory in NWT.