Our Team

Candice Pete-Cardoso

Candice Pete-Cardoso

Director, kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre

Melissa Arcand

Dr. Melissa Arcand

Academic Director, kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre 

Donna van de Velde

Donna van de Velde

Special Projects Officer, kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre

Steering Committee

The steering committee members are stewards of the land and represent 18 Nations from the following areas: Treaty 4, Treaty 6, and Treaty 10.

A strong collective voice, the steering committee represents 7 different Indigenous language groups.

Candice Pete-Cardoso, Director, kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Little Pine First Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

 

Dr. Melissa Arcand, Academic Director, kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn, Dean, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, USask

Joseph Naytowhow, kēhtē-aya (elder), Indigenous Law Centre, College of Law, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)/nīhithawīwin - Woodland Cree (th-dialect)
  • Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

Julie Pitzel, kēhtē-aya (elder), Indigenous Law Centre, College of Law, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)/Dëne Sųłıné - Dene
  • English River First Nation, Treaty 10 Territory

Donna van de Velde, Special Projects Officer, kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, USask
  • Lakȟótiyapi (Lakota)/Heritage (Southern) Michif
  • Saskatoon, Citizen of Métis Nation Saskatchewan

Jordie Gagnon, Senior Strategic Officer, Indigenous Programs and Partnerships, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, USask
  • Northern Michif 
  • Duck Lake, Citizen of Métis Nation Saskatchewan

Carson Magnuson, Project Manager, Office of the Vice-Provost Indigenous Engagement, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Kawacatoose First Nation, Treaty 4 Territory

Loretta Delorme, Land Manager, Cowessess First Nation 
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Cowessess First Nation, Treaty 4 Territory

Sarah Gauthier, Graduate Student, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, USask
  • nīhithawīwin - Woodland Cree (th-dialect)
  • Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Treaty 6 and 10

Dr. Kathy Walker, Office of the Treaty Commissioner
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)/MichifNakawēmowin (ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ) - Saulteaux/Nakoda
  • Okanese First Nation, Treaty 4 Territory

Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway, Buffalo People Arts Institute and the MacKenzie Art Gallery
  • Nakoda/Cree/Nakawēmowin - Saulteaux
  • White Bear First Nations, Treaty 4 Territory

Robin Mcleod, Prince Albert Grand Council
  • nīhithawīwin - Woodland Cree (th-dialect)
  • La Ronge Indian Band, Treaty 6 Territory

Angela Pratt, Director, Economic Development, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
  • Nakawēmowin (ᓇᐦᑲᐌᒧᐎᓐ) - Saulteaux
  • Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation, Treaty 4 Territory

Dr. Jaime Lavallee, Assistant Professor, College of Law, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

Leonard Tipewan, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Aboriginal Land Technicians
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Witchekan Lake First Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

Alfred Gamble, Executive Assistant, Saskatchewan Aboriginal Land Technicians
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

Dean Bear, Land Code Governance Advisor Prairies, Lands Advisory Board
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Muskoday First Nation, Treaty 6 Territory

Leah Bitternose, Land Code Governance Advisor Prairies, Lands Advisory Board
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • George Gordon First Nation, Treaty 4 Territory

Maria Hirsi, Student, College of Arts and Science, USask
  • nēhiyawēwin - Plains Cree (y dialect)
  • Peter Chapman Band, Treaty 6 Territory

Michael Geller, Junior Policy Analyst, Agriculture Public Sector
  • nīhithawīwin - Woodland Cree (th-dialect)
  • Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Treaty 6 and 10 

Chris Lafleur, Indigenous Law Centre, College of Law, USask
  • Michif
  • Saskatoon, Citizen of Métis Nation Saskatchewan