First ever chair in Aboriginal Education for U of S named

Jeff Baker, a Métis educator and scholar, is the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Education’s first ever chair in Aboriginal Education. As chair, Baker will teach both graduate and undergraduate classes with a focus on kindergarten to Grade 12 education, particularly for the Indian Teacher Education Program, which is designed for First Nations students interested in teaching. He will also work collaboratively with the Aboriginal Education Research Centre developing community partnerships and driving research that will create conditions for academic success, strengthen community and positively influence future generations of teachers and students. “We wanted this chair to have the ability to bring people together and to build closer connections between the university, its Indigenous students and our school divisions,” said Bob Regnier, acting dean of the College of Education, in a news release.