“Mino” Kirsten Cotter is a practicing Family Nurse Practitioner in British Columbia and graduated from the University of Northern British Columbia in 2021. She specializes in occupational health, family primary care, and Indigenous health.
Mino was originally trained as a Respite Worker for children with disabilities, student Midwife, Emergency Medical Responder, Medical Intern in Ketchyme, Uganda, and Registered Nurse before becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Mino has ancestory with Keeseekoose First Nation near Kamsack, Saskatchewan. She belongs to the Bear Clan and her traditional Indigenous name is Mino Taquosi Akwantethkwe, meaning “Mother and Medicine woman who looks after and speaks for her community” or “Good Voice Shawl Woman.” She is a Buffalo Blanket carrier.
myoActivation permanently changed the legacy of chronic pain treatment in Minos family and she is passionate about ensuring others also have access.
Mino works in industrial occupational health settings. Previously she worked in acute care and post-surgical settings, public and community health, and directly for Indigenous Nations Squamish, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Pauquachin, Tseycum in British Columbia, Canada.