Sheila Cote-Meek

Sheila Cote-Meek is Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai. She is currently the Director, Indigenous Educational Studies Programs at Brock University and the former Vice-President, Equity, People and Culture at York University where she headed a new division that includes the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resources and Labour Relations. Prior to this she was Associate Vice-President, Academic and Indigenous Programs at Laurentian University where she led university-wide Indigenous initiatives. She played a lead role in several Indigenous initiatives including for example, increasing the number of Indigenous scholars, the creation of the Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre, the Master of Indigenous Relations program and the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute. She also worked extensively on the faculty relations portfolio in collaboration with Human Resources and the Provost Office. Dr. Cote-Meek holds a PhD in Sociology and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto and is author of Colonized Classrooms – Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education (2014), lead editor of Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada (2020) and co-editor of Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy (2020). She is an active researcher and has extensive experience working on equity and inclusion in higher education including substantive experience working with Indigenous communities nationally on social justice and education issues. Dr. Cote-Meek has a strong history of building relationships that provide synergistic opportunities to advance institutions, and she is committed to working toward accessible higher education for all.

Publications

Perspectives on Indigenous Pedagogy in Education: Learning From One Another
Perspectives on Indigenous Pedagogy in Education: Learning From One Another
Sheila Cote-Meek, Taima Moeke-Pickering. © 2023. 279 pages.
As Indigenous pedagogy continues to grow in the modern educational landscape, it is critical to fully understand key questions such as what Indigenous pedagogy is, why Indigenous...
Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy
Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy
Taima Moeke-Pickering, Sheila Cote-Meek, Ann Pegoraro. © 2020. 243 pages.
Women in the Academy are raising issues of pay parity, equal representation on committees, increased leadership positions, stories of resilience, and mentorship espousing changes...
Intergenerational Indigenous Resilience and Navigating Academic Administration
Intergenerational Indigenous Resilience and Navigating Academic Administration
Sheila Cote-Meek. © 2020. 15 pages.
The author has been asked a number of times about how she arrived at the role of an academic administrative leader in postsecondary education. Queries and interviews on questions...