Amsey is Mohawk and Plains Cree from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Ontario and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan.
Amsey recently completed the Master of Public Policy and Administration program at Carleton University, concentrating in Indigenous Policy and Administration. Now she keeps herself busy as a Research Associate for Carleton Centre for Community Innovation with the Rebuilding First Nations Governance research project, a facilitator-in-training with the Centre for First Nations Governance and works part-time in the Chief’s Office in her home community.
Her areas of interest include revitalizing traditional concepts of governance, land-based education, and reconciliation through self-governance and nation-building.