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Sam Bird is Anishinaabe, Swiss-German, and a member of Peguis First Nation. She grew up in Kitchener-Waterloo, and completed schooling in Toronto and Regina, before moving to Thunder Bay. She was hired to lead the Thunder Bay Public Library in its decolonization process.