Tannis Nielsen

Tannis Nielsen is a Danish/Anishnawbe-Red River Métis woman whose maternal grandparents, Catherine Boucher and Joseph Monkman, were born in the Métis settlements of St. Louis and Halcro district, Saskatchewan. Her Mother, Jenny, aka Merle Monkman, was born in Goldfields, Saskatchewan, and her Father, Paul Nielsen, in Aalborg, Denmark. Tannis has over twenty-five years of professional experience in the arts, cultural, and community sectors, and fifteen years teaching at the post-secondary level. Since entering into the academy, her research interests have mainly focused on enacting a variety of decolonial methodologies through the study and praxis of Indigenous Arts, History, Theory, Governance, and Pedagogy. Today, Tannis continues to teach at OCAD-U where she also sits as Chair for the Indigenous Education Council.