Hilda Anderson-Pyrz is the chair of the National Family and Survivors Circle, which is comprised of Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ families and survivors who use their lived experience and expertise to advocate and provide guidance on pathways for the full inclusion of families and survivors in the work to end gender- and race-based violence. For the past 20 years, Anderson-Pyrz has been a fierce and tireless advocate for ending gender- and race-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.