Dr. Verna St. Denis

Dr. Verna St. Denis

  • Special Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • verna.stdenis@usask.ca

Verna St. Denis is special advisor to the president on anti-racism/anti-oppression at the University of Saskatchewan, where she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in integrated anti-racist education for many years. She is both Cree and Metis and a member of the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation.

Dr. St. Denis is a widely sought-after speaker on the topic of racism in education. Her research and scholarship are in anti-racist and Indigenous education, and she has published extensively on these topics.