Melinda Kachina Bige

Melinda Kachina Bige (she/her) is a Nehiyaw, Dene ts’ekwi from Denesuline lands of Lutsel K’e, and is associate dean of the faculty of arts at Kwantlen University. Previously as chair of KPU’s Indigenous studies department, Melinda created new curriculum for Indigenous studies, which placed Indigenous ways of knowing and learning at the centre, and changed policy to encourage and prioritize the hiring of Indigenous instructors and staff. She is a community advocate and academic specializing in decolonization, Indigenous governance, race, racism and anti-racism, resurgence and cultural-continuity.