Jacqueline Ottmann | |
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10th President of First Nations University of Canada | |
Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Bob Kayseas (interim) |
Personal details | |
Education |
University of Calgary University of Saskatchewan |
Jacqueline Ottmann ( Western Ojibwa: Misiaykimigookpaypomoytung) is a Canadian ( Saulteaux) academic administrator serving as the tenth president of First Nations University of Canada since 2021.
Ottmann is Saulteaux and a member of the Fishing Lake First Nation. [1] Her first language was Nakawēmowin. [1] Ottmann's indigenous name is Misiaykimigookpaypomoytung ( transl. thunder that can be felt over a large landscape). [2] Her mother was a school bus driver and her father was an athlete and coach who was a First Nation chief for thirty years. [2] Ottmann graduated from high school in Wadena, Saskatchewan. [2] After completing a bachelor's degree in education at the University of Calgary, Ottmann worked as a high school and elementary school teacher. [2] [3] She earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in indigenous leadership education at the University of Saskatchewan. [3]
Ottmann was an associate professor and director of indigenous education at the University of Calgary for thirteen years. [4] [2] [3] In 2017, she joined the University of Saskatchewan as its inaugural vice-provost of indigenous engagement. [4] [2] In 2021, she was president of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education; the first indigenous person in the role. [4] [5] She is the founding editor of the peer-reviewed journal, Thrivance: Journal of Indigenous Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing. [5] On September 7, 2021, Ottmann became the tenth president of the First Nations University of Canada, succeeding interim president Bob Kayseas. [1] She is the first woman to permanently hold the position. [2]