Dr. Shauneen Pete

Biography

Tansi, I am from Little Pine First Nations, Saskatchewan.  I have been an educator in the province for over twenty-five years.  I have worked as an alternative high school teacher; a division level educational consultant and professor.  I served as both the Vice-President (Academic) and Interim President at First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv).  I am a professional storyteller.  I share contemporary and traditional stories in schools, community groups and here at the university.  As a public speaker, I present on topics of workplace equity; institutional racism; cultural competency development; leadership and organizational change. I speak to issues concerning First Nations people’s histories, identities and issues including women and leadership; violence against women; First Nations education and more recently on issues associated with Indigenizing the University. 

Research Interest

Indigenization project at the University of Regina. Indigenization “refers to the transformation of the existing academy by including Indigenous knowledges, voices, critiques, students, and materials as well as the establishment of physical and epistemic spaces that facilitate the ethical stewardship of a plurality of Indigenous knowledges and practices so thoroughly as to constitute an essential element of the university.