Indigenous Graduate Students' Association
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Tansi! Aniin! The Indigenous Graduate Students’ Association (IGSA) is a collective of diverse Indigenous-identifying graduate students at the University of Alberta (U of A). We became a registered graduate student group at the U of A in 2018 and have since been successful in obtaining funding and gaining dedicated space on North Campus. Some of our recent accomplishments include installing Indigenous graduate student representatives on the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) Council and the Council on Student Affairs; developing a consultancy relationship with FGSR in their AGES-I award administration; and bringing a SAGE pod to the U of A, in cooperation with Indigenous Faculty at the U of A, GSA, Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming & Research), and FGSR.
We welcome and encourage all Indigenous graduate students attending the U of A to build community with us and work towards common goals, including:
- Advocacy for Indigenous and racialized students
- Dissemination of communications that are relevant to Indigenous graduate students (such as job and event notices)
- Organization of cultural and networking activities for Indigenous graduate students
- Mentorship of Indigenous youth interested in university and/or graduate studies
- Indigenization and decolonization of ourselves and the academy
Meet the IGSA Executive Team!
Jillian Ames
Pronouns: She/They
Master's Student, Human Geography
President, IGSA
Keith D. King, BScN, MPH, RN, CPSO
PhD Student, Faculty of Nursing
Vice-President Internal/External Engagement, IGSA
Hannah Louis
Pronouns: she/they
Master's Student, Physical Oceanography
Vice-President Finance, IGSA
Hannah is Plains Cree from Montana First Nation in Maskwacîs, Alberta. They are in their first year of a Master of Science in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, focusing on physical oceanography and high-resolution numerical modelling, Indigenous Knowledge and how climate change is impacting Hudson Bay and James Bay. In her free time, she enjoys training in the boxing gym, being surrounded by nature, and making/drinking espresso.
Meagan Miller
Pronouns: she/her
Master's Student, Human Geography
Vice-President Administration, IGSA
Meagan is of Tłı̨chǫ, Métis, and Polish descent. She is entering the second year of her master’s program in Human Geography, studying community housing in Edmonton through a critical disability studies lens. Meagan also has a background in community radio, so feel free to reach out to her if you have any questions about audio production or if you want to dish about your fave podcasts. She loves audio storytelling (and is always looking for new recommendations).
Megan Tipler
Pronouns: she/her/iskwew
PhD Student, Secondary Education
Vice-President Communications, IGSA
Megan is a Métis educator in amiskwaciy (Edmonton) who recently completed her Master's in Secondary Education, and is now working towards her PhD. She previously worked as a Secondary English & PE teacher, but she currently works for the Office of the Vice Provost, Indigenous Programming & Research, as an Indigenous Strategies Manager. Her favourite job, however, is being the older sister to four younger siblings and aunty to five (soon to be six) nieces and nephews. When she’s not working or studying she enjoys spending time with her family, creating digital artwork, sewing, and collecting sneakers.
Phil Mozejko, BCSC
Pronouns: He/Him
Master Student, Communications and Technology
VP Administration, IGSA
Phil is of nehiyawak and European ancestry, and is a member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Treaty Six, from the Steinhauer family. He is in his final year of the Master of Arts in Communications and Technology (MACT) program at the U of A. His research concerns Indigenous digital equity and investigates the relationships, reciprocity and influences between the Internet and communications technologies (ICTs) with Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies. When he isn’t scrambling to meet an array of seemingly endless deadlines, some of his passions and/or hobbies include reading, playing or watching basketball (he’s a lifelong Raptors fan), being in nature and playing music. “I consider myself a people person who’s a facilitator and a connector.”