Biography
Dana Carriere is a proud Swampy Cree/Métis woman from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation with a strong connection to her Cree culture, values, and worldview. Dana is a lecturer with the Department of Management and Marketing at the Edwards School of Business (Edwards), and is the course coordinator and an instructor for COMM 347: Indigenous Business and Canada. Dana is also the Strategic Advisor – Indigenous Engagement at Edwards, collaborating with senior administrators, faculty, staff, and students on Indigenous initiatives and priorities. Dana has played a leading role in many Indigenous engagement and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) strategies and initiatives and advocates for building more inclusive practices and processes in post-secondary environments and in workplaces. Her passion and goals are to give back and contribute to the prosperity of Indigenous people and communities, and advance reconciliation, Indigenous engagement, and EDI priorities and goals.