Dancing Eagle Woman, is Ojibway from Counchiching First Nation located on Treaty 3 Territory and a Residential School Survivor from St. Margaret Residential School. Bruyere has worked in the field of addictions for 15 years. She received certifications in addictions, earned her Bachelor of Honours of Social Work (HBSW) from Carleton University, and completed her masters in Social Work - Indigenous Field of Study at Wilfred Laurier University. She is a mother to three boys, a grandmother to seven, and a great-grandmother to two. She is currently a member of the N.C.T.R. Survivors' Circle offering her counsel to the Centre.