Anja Marie Dressler
Anja Dressler Araujo is a Settler born in Manitoba, who grew up on Vancouver Island and has resided in Mohkinstsis, Calgary, on Treaty 7 land ever since. Her ancestors immigrated from Europe. She holds degrees in both Arts and Education from the University of Calgary. Anja has fulfilled many roles as part of the Books to Build On Team since her joining in 2018 and most recently was Project Manager. She continues to be part of the Content Development Team and Workshop Team. She enjoys setting plans in motion for the project, finding new inspiring Indigenous children’s books to add to the site and share with her children, and writing and guiding other teachers in their creation of Seeds for Learning using Indigenous literatures. Anja is a practicing elementary school teacher in the Calgary area and she actively brings Indigenous literatures into her own classroom and enjoys supporting teachers around her to do the same.