Theresa Meuse of the L'sitkuk First Nation has been appointed the new Special Advisor on Indigenous Affairs at MSVU. She will begin in the role on February 11, 2025.
Supporting Indigenous student success and building meaningful relationships with Mi'kmaw, other First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities are of great importance to MSVU. As Special Advisor on Indigenous Affairs, Theresa will provide strategic direction on Indigenous Affairs at the university and develop initiatives and programs that respond to student, Indigenous community and institutional needs. Theresa will coordinate internal and external activities to support Truth and Reconciliation and the decolonization of the university including as it relates to curriculum, programs, policy, regulations, and pedagogy.
As a member of the L'nu Advisory Circle, the Special Advisor works in partnership with Indigenous communities and in support of Indigenous learners. The latter, including oversight of the Kina'masuti aqq Apognamasuti / Indigenous Student Centre, will also be led by the Indigenous Student Support Advisor at MSVU (an updated position, posting to follow).
About Theresa
Theresa was raised in L'sitkuk (Bear River) First Nation, a Mi'kmaw community where she would later have the privilege of serving for two years as Chief. She has been employed with several Mi'kmaq organizations including, the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq, The Atlantic Policy Congress, and the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Theresa has spent many years working as an Indigenous educator and advisor, and continues to be a "Knowledge Sharer." She presently operates an online craft business called "Mi'kma'ki Craft Supplies" and is the author of four published children's books. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dalhousie University.
MSVU is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq People.
