Dr. Amaranta Sokół is Cree, Métis, and Polish and a member of Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation. Her family roots include a connection to the Silesian region of south-central Poland. Amaranta’s career has been driven by a focus on Indigenous education. She is a USask alumna with a Bachelor of Education, Master of Education, Doctor of Education, and Certificate in Leadership in Post-Secondary Education.
Dr. Sokół brings her knowledge and experience of Indigenous post-secondary student success, Indigenous leadership, and anti-racism/anti-oppression to her role. Her career in post-secondary began with directly supporting Indigenous students and remains at the heart of her work. As interim vice-provost, she works alongside Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in and outside of the university to achieve the academic mission of the university, broadly intersecting with such areas as governance, teaching, learning and student experience to uplift ohpahotân | oohpaahotaan, the Indigenous Strategy.