Salia Joseph is Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Snuneymuxw, British and Jewish. She is a graduate of the First Nations and Indigenous studies program at UBC and cares deeply about decolonial and intersectional approaches to learning and caring for one another. Salia is the executive director of The Sníchim Foundation, a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh non-profit focused on language revitalization and immersion-based learning. She is a founding member of HOST.

Faith Sparrow-Crawford is from the Musqueam Indian Band in Vancouver, BC. She was raised in her community by generations of storytellers and artists, surrounded by a rich culture and oral histories that instilled in her a passion for the arts. Faith graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2017 with a major in First Nations and Indigenous Studies, focusing her degree largely on Indigenous new media. After graduation, she worked for her nation helping to further their self-governance and writing their constitution founded on their traditions, protocols, and oral histories. Faith is a founding member of HOST.

Jade George is an active in her Tsleil-waututh community, acting in various cultural capacities. She comes from a strong family who are cultural leaders in the Tsleil-waututh community. As a weaver, singer, and language speaker, Jade has many crucial teachings about how to be in community and navigate the traditional laws and practises of her people. She brings this depth of knowledge and support in elevating curatorial and public art practices with community in a culturally sound way. Jade is a founding member of HOST.