Monday, June 5, 2023

Dr. Ottmann will discuss Indigenous-led prosperity strategies and economic initiatives (e.g., equity and procurement) that are values-driven and promotes community well-being. She will also discuss ways to create meaningful partnerships and mutually beneficial opportunities based on frameworks presented by the National Indigenous Economic Strategy (2022) Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015), and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP, 2007). These foundational documents encourage approaches that lead to shared community economic prosperity for all Canadians.

About the speaker

Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann
President
First Nations University of Canada

Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann is Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) from Fishing Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan. As of September 7th, 2021, Jacqueline became President of First Nations University of Canada. After spending 13 years at the University of Calgary where she held various scholarly and leadership responsibilities including Director of Indigenous Initiatives and Co-Chair of the Indigenous Strategy, she became the inaugural Vice-Provost Indigenous Engagement at the University of Saskatchewan and Professor. Ottmann is also the first Indigenous person to become President of the Canadian Study for the Society of Education, and the founder of Thrivance: Journal of Indigenous Ways of Being, Knowing, and Doing. Jacqueline’s research interests include leadership, change management, organizational theories and practices, and strategic development.

Dr. Ottmann has been recognized as an international researcher, advocate, and change-maker whose purpose is to transform practices inclusive of Indigenous leadership, methodologies and pedagogies. Jacqueline is driven to create schools, organizations, and communities that foster a deeper sense of belonging and appreciation for Indigenous peoples – histories, stories, philosophies, knowledges, intellect, traditions, and lived experiences.