Ricky-Lee Watts (Aamiitlaa)
Empowering people to rise with wellness, purpose, and connection.
Nuučaan̓uł Speaker • Retreat Facilitator • Creative Leader
📍 Vancouver Island & Vancouver | Working Globally
About Ricky-Lee Watts (Aamiitlaa)
Ricky-Lee Watts (Aamiitlaa) is a Nuučaan̓uł speaker, retreat facilitator, and creative guide rooted in the teachings of respect and interconnectedness. Through storytelling, somatic practices, and nature-based leadership, he helps people reconnect to their voice, vitality, and sense of belonging. His work spans keynotes, workshops, and healing-centered experiences across Canada and the world, inviting others to remember who they are — and how deeply they matter.
The Values That Shape My Work
The heart of my work is simple: people thrive when they feel connected, empowered, and supported in who they truly are.
Healing happens through connection — to self, to each other, and to the land. When we remember our interconnectedness, we remember: I matter. I am capable. I belong.
Four guiding values shape my work:
Empowerment — supporting people to reclaim voice, confidence, and agency
Wellness — tending the nervous system, body, mind, and community
Interconnectedness — strengthening relationships with self, others, and the natural world
Creativity & Beauty — inviting joy, imagination, and meaning into leadership and life
These values aren’t slogans — they are the way I show up in every room, circle, and collaboration.
How I Work
My approach is experiential, relational, and grounded.
I blend together:
Somatic and embodied learning
Transformational storytelling and reflective inquiry
Nature-informed leadership principles
Psychological tools for confidence, resilience, and nervous system regulation
Creative and participatory facilitation (not lecture-based)
This allows people to move beyond inspiration alone — into integration, clarity, and meaningful action.
Clients often describe my work as grounding, empowering, and quietly catalytic.
Where My Work Comes Alive
🎤 Speaking & Workshops
Keynotes and learning experiences for conferences, schools, universities, organizations, and community gatherings — focused on wellness, leadership, belonging, and human connection.
🌿 Retreats & Facilitation
Immersive, restorative experiences that support renewal, nervous system regulation, leadership embodiment, and creative expansion.
🎥 Creative Expression & Media
Story-driven collaborations, cinematic projects, and social-impact media that uplift Indigenous joy, resilience, and shared humanity.
Impact & Recognition
Featured in an upcoming docuseries with TIME, APTN & Supernaturals Modelling
Thousands supported through wellness, leadership, and educational experiences
Trusted by Indigenous, educational, government, and creative institutions across Canada and internationally
Whether on stage, in circle, or on screen — my work creates environments where people feel grounded, seen, inspired, and supported in who they truly are.
Speaking & Leadership
As of March 2025:
20+ Keynotes • 16 Panels • 70+ Workshops
Selected Collaborators & Partners:
Assembly of First Nations • Indigenous Clean Energy • Natural History Museum of London • BC Public Service Agency • Métis Nation BC • Universities and institutions across Canada
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Media & Publications
Featured In:
Toronto Star • National Observer • The Future Economy • Efficiency Canada • The Discourse • The Ring • We Matter • re-generation • Women in Renewable Energy
Published Work:
The Lancet (2021) — Indigenous Adolescent Health
Writing with Vancouver Foundation, Council of the Haida Nation, BC Government, Griffith University, University of Victoria
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NDN Collective Changemaker Fellowship: 2023/24 Changemaker Fellow
Featured as #OurHumanEnergyChampion: Efficiency Canada - 2022
Modelling agency strives to broaden Indigenous depictions in the media:
Ha-Shilth-Sa - 2022
A Bit of Story
I grew up in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island — shaped by the land, waters, and relationships that continue to guide how I move through the world.
Like many people, I’ve walked through seasons of disconnection and return. Experiences with burnout, grief, and feeling “not enough” have humbled me and deepened my commitment to healing.
These lived experiences inform how I hold space: with humility, presence, and deep respect for the courage it takes to grow and be seen.
My story isn’t the centre of my work — but it is the foundation that allows me to walk alongside others with care, steadiness, and belief in what’s possible.
Let’s Work Together
I would be honoured to support your community or organization in cultivating wellness, leadership, and meaningful connection.
➡ Book a keynote or workshop
➡ Host a retreat or immersive experience
➡ Explore creative collaboration
📩 rickyleewatts@gmail.com
📍 Based in Vancouver & Vancouver Island — traveling globally
