Saddle Lake's Terri Cardinal is new VP of Indigenous Initiatives at MacEwan University
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Mario Cabradilla - Lakeland Today
In an effort to seek greater participation from Indigenous and underrepresented learners, MacEwan University established its first associate vice-president, Indigenous Initiatives and Engagement position.
SADDLE LAKE – In an effort to seek greater participation from Indigenous and underrepresented learners, MacEwan University has established its first associate vice-president, Indigenous Initiatives and Engagement position.
Terri Cardinal, originally from Saddle Lake, is taking on the role.
The position requires Indigenous knowledge, establishing and fostering connections within Indigenous communities, and a clear grasp of the needs of Indigenous students at MacEwan, states Dr. Annette Trimbee, president and vice-chancellor of MacEwan University, in announcing the role - all areas Cardinal exemplified since joining the university in 2017.
Cardinal has been involved in various works both within and outside of the university, helping ensure Indigenous initiatives in many different spaces, and helping Indigenous youths to be confident in who they are.
In 2022, she also took a leave of absence from the university to help search for unmarked graves at a former residential school located just a few miles west of St. Paul.
At MacEwan University, she’s worked as the manager of the university’s kihêw waciston Indigenous Centre; then as director of Indigenous Initiatives, where she worked to create safe spaces for Indigenous students at the university. READ MORE…