Sandy Pinay-Schindler - Presenter

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Sandy Pinay-Schindler is a Cree/Nakawe mother, partner, daughter, sister and aunty from Peepeekisis Cree Nation in southern Treaty 4 Territory. She also has ancestral ties to Piapot and Shesheep First Nations. Passionate about Indigenous leadership and the Treaties, Sandy’s Master’s thesis was a nominee for the 2011 Governor General’s Award at the University of Regina. Honoured to serve the youth and community of Cowessess First Nation, her responsibilities include K’awasis Day Care, Head Start, Cowessess Community Educational Centre, Transportation, Policy and Post-secondary education. Sandy has been on a journey of re-awakening languages, Indigenization and de-colonization of policies and re-vitalizing Indigenous governance.