Javed Sommers, CPA, CMA, MA is a settler working for Indigenous Services Canada in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He and his team manage funding agreements between Canada and Treaty 6 First Nations in Alberta. Javed graduated with a Master of Arts from the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta in 2019; his thesis focused on Treaty 6 fiscal relations. Since 2020, Javed has volunteered with Kairos, in particular to advance work around dismantling colonial systems.