Kayla Rudderham [she/they/nekm] is the Curator of Mi'kmaq Cultural Heritage. Kayla is from Membertou First Nation in Unama'ki, and has an interest in contemporary Mi'kmaw and First Nations art histories, as well as Indigenous curatorial pedagogies and activism. Her curatorial practice is influenced by interconnectivity, radical acts of care, as well as the past, present, and future.

Graduating from NSCAD University’s MAAE program in Museum and Curatorial studies in 2022, Kayla’s thesis focused on improving relationships between Indigenous peoples and colonial institutions. Kayla has an interest in contributing to the elevation, enhancement, and preservation of L’nu art practices as well as encouraging engagement between all communities and their material culture. An artist herself, Kayla explores aspects of Mi’kmaw language reclamation, acts of remembrance, and the impacts of colonialism on the land.