Don’t miss the next Indigenous Speaker Series (the Series) event!

Dr. Shawn Wilson will be presenting "An Indigenous Grad Student Pep Talk" on December 16th at 12 PM PST. The Series evolved from our Adjunct Professor, and UW Tacoma Professor, Dr. Michelle Montgomery's Indigenous Knowledge and Community Conversations.

Click here to learn more about the Series, the speaker, and how to register: https://www.indigenousspeakerseries.com/copy-of-upcoming-speaker

About the Speaker:

Dr Shawn Wilson is from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Canada and lives on Syilx territory in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies and coordinates the Indigenous Knowledges Theme at the University of British Columbia. Shawn has worked with Indigenous people worldwide and co-leads a research project aiming to define rules and guidelines for respecting and safeguarding sacred teachings, such as Ceremonial and Star Knowledge. He has spent time living, teaching and researching across Canada, the US, Australia, and Norway, along with supervising research projects in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Shawn is the author of Research is Ceremony, which has sold out multiple printings. He is on the Board of Directors with the Tapestry Institute and has joined the newly established advisory group at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Shawn has presented at Goals House (Davos) as part of the World Economic Forum and the MIR Centre for Peace. His cites his 3 kids as his greatest achievement, pride and joy. Shawn Wilson (he/him) BSc (U Manitoba), MA (U Alaska), PhD (Monash)