27 min
Nikanu’skw: My Journey with Sheila Isaac Leading from the Inside Out: The AST Leadership Learning Podcast
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Nikanu'skw is the Mi'kmaq word for female leader. In this episode, Sheila Isaac shares learning from her own incredible leadership journey at the forefront of countless important moments in Indigenous Canadian history.
Sheila is a Mi’gmaq lawyer from Listuguj First Nation, Quebec who now resides in Membertou, Nova Scotia. She is a highly regarded subject matter expert in Indigenous history and on Indigenous women’s leadership. She has contributed as a researcher and policy analyst for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, the Assembly of First Nations, the Native Women’s Association of Canada and the Odawa Native Friendship Centre. Shela worked in her home community as the Band Manager and as the Director of Human Resources. She also worked with a team of Mi’kmaq lawyers on the Supreme Court of Canada Marshall Decision. Sheila also grades Indigenous proposals for the federal government and sits on the Indigenous Women’s Circle to feed into policy initiatives affecting Canadian women.
Sheila will lead the session, Nikanu'skw: My Journey, as part of our Leading from the Inside Out series. You can learn more and register for the series here.
Nikanu'skw is the Mi'kmaq word for female leader. In this episode, Sheila Isaac shares learning from her own incredible leadership journey at the forefront of countless important moments in Indigenous Canadian history.
Sheila is a Mi’gmaq lawyer from Listuguj First Nation, Quebec who now resides in Membertou, Nova Scotia. She is a highly regarded subject matter expert in Indigenous history and on Indigenous women’s leadership. She has contributed as a researcher and policy analyst for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, the Assembly of First Nations, the Native Women’s Association of Canada and the Odawa Native Friendship Centre. Shela worked in her home community as the Band Manager and as the Director of Human Resources. She also worked with a team of Mi’kmaq lawyers on the Supreme Court of Canada Marshall Decision. Sheila also grades Indigenous proposals for the federal government and sits on the Indigenous Women’s Circle to feed into policy initiatives affecting Canadian women.
Sheila will lead the session, Nikanu'skw: My Journey, as part of our Leading from the Inside Out series. You can learn more and register for the series here.
27 min