Dr. Angela M. Jaime (enrolled member of the Pit River tribe) is the Vice President Indigenous and a Professor in Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria. Dr. Jaime held the previous role of Vice-Provost Indigenous Engagement and prior to the VPIE was the Vice Dean, Indigenous for the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Jaime spent 16 years at the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) as Professor and Director of Native American & Indigenous Studies and Associate Director of the School of Culture, Gender, and Social Justice. Dr. Jaime has been teaching, consulting and researching in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism/anti-oppression, critical race theory, social justice and Indigenous Education for more than 25 years.
Dr. Jaime completed her doctorate at Purdue University in 2005 and her master’s degree from San Francisco State University’s College of Ethnic Studies in 1997. Her areas of research are in critical race theory, Indigenous education, Native women and their experiences in higher education, and research methodology through an Indigenous and anti-racist/anti-oppression lens. She promotes social justice by critically examining systemic racism/oppression and discrimination of Indigenous people and people of colour in higher education.
Most importantly, she is a mother of two amazing boys.