Shawn Wilson

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Biographical Abstracts

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 at the University of British Columbia – Okanagan.

Wilson has worked with Indigenous people worldwide and has spent time living, teaching, and researching across Canada, the U.S., Australia, and Norway, along with supervising research projects in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. 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. He has presented at Goals House (Davos) as part of the World Economic Forum and the Mir Centre for Peace. His cites his three kids as his greatest achievement, pride, and joy.

Areas of Expertise

• Indigenous methodologies
• Indigenous cultural revitalization
• Indigenous knowledge
• Culture, health, and wellbeing