275:. She is also the CEO of the Maclean Day Schools Settlement Corporation (MDSSC), serving on its board of directors. The MDSSC runs a legacy fund through which it supports Federal Indian Day School Survivors and their families by funding projects related to language and culture, healing and wellness, commemoration, and truth telling.
227:
In 2017, following work done by the
Indigenous Law Student Association at the University of Ottawa, the faculty of law created the position of elder in residence to support Indigenous law students through cultural, social, and career related events as well as to provide guidance and advice. Commanda
220:, as well as at the faculty of law and the faculty of education. She also worked with the Indigenous studies program at the faculty of arts, where she taught courses relating to First Nations Women, Native education, First Nations people and history, and Indigenous traditions and decolonization.
673:
998:
223:
While at the university she also served as the chair of the
Aboriginal Education Council. She also established an Indigenous resource centre which eventually became the Mashkawazìwogamig Indigenous Resource Centre.
332:
863:
882:
235:, who had served in the role since 2015. With this she became the first Indigenous person to hold the role in the university's history, as well as the fourth woman to serve as chancellor, following
1005:
909:"Ms. Claudette Commanda (Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee"
1189:
1184:
469:
Although the
University's news release referred to her as the third female to hold the role, a total of four women served as Chancellor prior to Commanda
301:. She was featured in the season 1 episode discussing Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander, as well as the season 2 episode discussing Hilary Wilson.
1194:
991:
203:, graduating in 1997. While studying she founded a First Nations student association to help improve indigenous representation at the university.
298:
217:
564:
499:
1154:
228:
was chosen as the inaugural holder of the position. She was also the special advisor on reconciliation to the dean of the faculty of law.
846:
816:
1144:
531:
908:
328:
177:
1179:
1164:
348:
200:
279:
1169:
1149:
934:
850:
820:
331:'s Survivor-led Steering Committee for the Residential Schools National Monument. In February 2023 she spoke at the
1174:
1159:
1046:
647:
312:
1204:
268:
962:"Sitting by the Fire, Episode 4: Indigenous Values and Teachings - A Lesson for All in Leadership (IRA1-P07)"
325:
289:
590:
199:
in 1987, later graduating from the
Faculty of Arts in 1993. She then attended the Common Law Section of the
1139:
864:"Biographies: Members of the Survivor-led Steering Committee for the Residential Schools National Monument"
272:
147:
883:"Members of the Survivor-led Steering Committee for the Residential Schools National Monument announced"
619:
216:
She is a professor at the
University of Ottawa, teaching with the Institute of Women's Studies at the
1199:
1040:
93:
251:. This also made her the first Indigenous person to serve on the university's board of governors.
1034:
260:
1134:
842:
837:
812:
807:
395:
293:
264:
698:
1028:
1058:
1015:
336:
196:
155:
124:
31:
983:
304:
In
September 2017 she spoke at the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples of the
8:
1088:
778:
1076:
240:
961:
231:
In 2022 she was chosen as the 15th chancellor of the
University of Ottawa, replacing
1100:
1070:
248:
1094:
1052:
305:
244:
189:
170:
151:
111:
1082:
565:"Claudette Commanda becomes 1st Indigenous Chancellor of the University of Ottawa"
500:"Claudette Commanda becomes 1st Indigenous Chancellor of the University of Ottawa"
1106:
532:"Algonquin Elder Claudette Commanda appointed chancellor at University of Ottawa"
355:
232:
74:
1064:
617:
236:
1128:
728:
158:, becoming the first indigenous person and fifth woman to serve in the role.
448:
Episode: "Indigenous Values and
Teachings - A Lesson for All in Leadership"
192:. Her spirit name is She Who Dances with the Eagles, or Dancing Sky Eagle.
174:
167:
286:
119:
906:
618:
Standing Senate
Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (27 September 2017).
181:
143:
140:
40:
753:
263:
of the First
Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres, a
316:
620:"Evidence - The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples"
347:
Commanda was inducted into the Common Law Honour Society of the
285:
She was featured as an interview subject in two episodes of the
935:"INDSPIRE ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2020 INDSPIRE AWARDS"
267:
national organization which protects and promotes the culture,
185:
101:
97:
278:
She also served two terms on the board of governors for the
1013:
324:
In 2022 she was announced as one of the 16 member's of the
758:
First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres
674:"U of O hires Indigenous elder for common law students"
805:"Maisy Odjick, Shannon Alexander" (25 November 2016).
282:, and three terms on the Kitigan Zibi band council.
154:Elder who was appointed the 15th Chancellor of the
880:
591:"Faces of change: The path of Claudette Commanda"
358:in 2020 for Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality.
1126:
299:Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
311:In 2020 she was featured in an episode of the
999:
907:Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee.
161:
1190:Academic staff of the University of Ottawa
1185:University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumni
1006:
992:
783:McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation
671:
333:Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee
959:
588:
1195:Chancellors of the University of Ottawa
211:
1127:
960:Trottier, Benoit (22 September 2020).
847:Aboriginal People's Television Network
817:Aboriginal People's Television Network
672:Al-Mehdar, Zainab (5 September 2017).
987:
831:
829:
801:
799:
723:
721:
719:
562:
835:"Hilary Wilson" (8 September 2017).
642:
640:
613:
611:
558:
556:
554:
552:
529:
525:
523:
521:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
297:, which details stories of Canada's
1155:Indigenous Canadian women academics
968:. Canadian School of Public Service
881:Canadian Heritage (29 April 2022).
652:University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
589:Zerdoumi, Kamil (12 January 2021).
349:University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
13:
826:
796:
716:
530:Deer, Ka’nhehsĂ:io (2 July 2022).
280:First Nations University of Canada
14:
1216:
637:
608:
549:
518:
483:
1145:Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg people
1047:Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes
953:
927:
900:
874:
856:
771:
746:
313:Canada School of Public Service
271:, and traditional knowledge of
195:She started her studies at the
691:
665:
582:
463:
404:Interview subject; 2 episodes
361:
1:
966:Sitting by the Fire - Podcast
476:
366:
326:Minister of Canadian Heritage
290:documentary television series
254:
7:
1180:University of Ottawa alumni
1165:Indigenous rights activists
648:"Common Law Honour Society"
412:
201:University's Faculty of Law
10:
1221:
563:Uddin, Sk (23 June 2022).
504:University of Ottawa Media
342:
218:faculty of social sciences
1024:
206:
130:
118:
107:
89:
84:
80:
68:
60:
48:
37:
29:
25:
18:
1170:Canadian women activists
1150:Canadian women academics
456:
178:Anishinabeg First Nation
162:Early life and education
94:Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
1175:First Nations activists
1160:First Nations academics
1035:Charles-Hugues Gauthier
30:15th Chancellor of the
1205:People from Outaouais
1029:Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
188:. Her grandfather is
1059:Marie-Joseph Lemieux
1017:University of Ottawa
733:University of Ottawa
703:University of Ottawa
320:Sitting by the Fire.
273:First Nations people
212:University of Ottawa
197:University of Ottawa
156:University of Ottawa
146:, cultural advisor,
144:university professor
125:University of Ottawa
32:University of Ottawa
1140:20th-century births
1089:Gordon F. Henderson
1041:Joseph-Médard Émard
1014:Chancellors of the
441:Sitting by the Fire
337:Canadian Parliament
1113:Claudette Commanda
915:. House of Commons
699:"Past Chancellors"
137:Claudette Commanda
20:Claudette Commanda
1122:
1121:
941:. 4 February 2020
868:Canadian Heritage
454:
453:
410:
409:
150:activist, and an
148:indigenous rights
134:
133:
1212:
1095:Huguette Labelle
1053:Alexandre Vachon
1018:
1008:
1001:
994:
985:
984:
978:
977:
975:
973:
957:
951:
950:
948:
946:
931:
925:
924:
922:
920:
904:
898:
897:
895:
893:
878:
872:
871:
870:. 29 April 2022.
860:
854:
833:
824:
803:
794:
793:
791:
789:
775:
769:
768:
766:
764:
750:
744:
743:
741:
739:
725:
714:
713:
711:
709:
695:
689:
688:
686:
684:
669:
663:
662:
660:
658:
644:
635:
634:
632:
630:
624:Senate of Canada
615:
606:
605:
603:
601:
586:
580:
579:
577:
575:
560:
547:
546:
544:
542:
527:
516:
515:
513:
511:
496:
470:
467:
417:
416:
371:
370:
354:She received an
306:Senate of Canada
259:Commanda is the
245:Huguette Labelle
190:William Commanda
173:person from the
112:William Commanda
85:Personal details
71:
56:November 9, 2022
53:
16:
15:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1209:
1200:Indspire Awards
1125:
1124:
1123:
1118:
1107:Calin Rovinescu
1077:Gabrielle LĂ©ger
1020:
1016:
1012:
982:
981:
971:
969:
958:
954:
944:
942:
933:
932:
928:
918:
916:
913:Open Parliament
905:
901:
891:
889:
879:
875:
862:
861:
857:
834:
827:
804:
797:
787:
785:
777:
776:
772:
762:
760:
752:
751:
747:
737:
735:
727:
726:
717:
707:
705:
697:
696:
692:
682:
680:
670:
666:
656:
654:
646:
645:
638:
628:
626:
616:
609:
599:
597:
595:Capital Current
587:
583:
573:
571:
561:
550:
540:
538:
528:
519:
509:
507:
498:
497:
484:
479:
474:
473:
468:
464:
459:
415:
369:
364:
345:
329:Pablo Rodriguez
257:
241:Gabrielle LĂ©ger
233:Calin Rovinescu
214:
209:
166:Commanda is an
164:
75:Calin Rovinescu
69:
64:Jacques Frémont
55:
49:
44:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1218:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1115:(2022-present)
1110:
1104:
1101:Michaëlle Jean
1098:
1092:
1086:
1080:
1074:
1071:GĂ©rald Fauteux
1068:
1065:Pauline Vanier
1062:
1056:
1050:
1044:
1038:
1032:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1011:
1010:
1003:
996:
988:
980:
979:
952:
926:
899:
873:
855:
825:
795:
770:
745:
715:
690:
664:
636:
607:
581:
569:Indigenous-SME
548:
517:
506:. 23 June 2022
481:
480:
478:
475:
472:
471:
461:
460:
458:
455:
452:
451:
449:
446:
443:
438:
434:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
414:
411:
408:
407:
405:
402:
399:
392:
388:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
368:
365:
363:
360:
356:Indspire Award
344:
341:
256:
253:
249:Michaëlle Jean
237:Pauline Vanier
213:
210:
208:
205:
163:
160:
132:
131:
128:
127:
122:
116:
115:
109:
105:
104:
91:
87:
86:
82:
81:
78:
77:
72:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
51:Assumed office
46:
45:
38:
35:
34:
27:
26:
23:
22:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1217:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1135:Living people
1133:
1132:
1130:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1083:Maurice Sauvé
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1009:
1004:
1002:
997:
995:
990:
989:
986:
967:
963:
956:
940:
936:
930:
914:
910:
903:
888:
884:
877:
869:
865:
859:
852:
848:
844:
840:
839:
832:
830:
822:
818:
814:
810:
809:
802:
800:
784:
780:
774:
759:
755:
749:
734:
730:
724:
722:
720:
704:
700:
694:
679:
675:
668:
653:
649:
643:
641:
625:
621:
614:
612:
596:
592:
585:
570:
566:
559:
557:
555:
553:
537:
533:
526:
524:
522:
505:
501:
495:
493:
491:
489:
487:
482:
466:
462:
450:
447:
444:
442:
439:
436:
435:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
418:
406:
403:
400:
398:
397:
393:
390:
389:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
372:
359:
357:
352:
350:
340:
338:
334:
330:
327:
322:
321:
318:
314:
309:
307:
302:
300:
296:
295:
291:
288:
283:
281:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
229:
225:
221:
219:
204:
202:
198:
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
176:
172:
169:
159:
157:
153:
149:
145:
142:
138:
129:
126:
123:
121:
117:
114:(grandfather)
113:
110:
106:
103:
99:
95:
92:
88:
83:
79:
76:
73:
67:
63:
59:
52:
47:
43:
42:
36:
33:
28:
24:
17:
1112:
970:. Retrieved
965:
955:
943:. Retrieved
938:
929:
917:. Retrieved
912:
902:
890:. Retrieved
887:News Release
886:
876:
867:
858:
843:Eagle Vision
841:, Season 2.
836:
813:Eagle Vision
811:, Season 1.
806:
786:. Retrieved
782:
773:
761:. Retrieved
757:
748:
736:. Retrieved
732:
729:"Chancellor"
706:. Retrieved
702:
693:
681:. Retrieved
677:
667:
655:. Retrieved
651:
627:. Retrieved
623:
598:. Retrieved
594:
584:
572:. Retrieved
568:
539:. Retrieved
535:
508:. Retrieved
503:
465:
440:
394:
353:
346:
323:
319:
310:
303:
292:
284:
277:
258:
230:
226:
222:
215:
194:
175:Kitigan Zibi
165:
136:
135:
50:
39:
1109:(2015-2022)
1103:(2012-2015)
1097:(1994-2012)
1091:(1991-1993)
1085:(1985-1990)
1079:(1979-1985)
1073:(1973-1979)
1067:(1966-1973)
1061:(1953-1965)
1055:(1940-1953)
1049:(1928-1940)
1043:(1922-1927)
1037:(1911-1922)
1031:(1889-1909)
678:The Fulcrum
362:Filmography
168:Anishinaabe
70:Preceded by
1129:Categories
754:"About Us"
477:References
367:Television
287:true crime
265:non-profit
255:Other work
120:Alma mater
351:in 2009.
269:languages
171:Algonquin
152:Algonquin
108:Relatives
61:President
41:Incumbent
939:Indspire
536:CBC News
445:Herself
413:Podcasts
401:Herself
391:2016-17
182:Outaouis
141:Canadian
972:16 June
945:16 June
919:16 June
892:16 June
788:16 June
763:16 June
738:16 June
708:16 June
683:16 June
657:16 June
629:16 June
600:16 June
574:16 June
541:16 June
510:16 June
343:Honours
335:of the
317:podcast
779:"Home"
429:Notes
423:Title
383:Notes
377:Title
247:, and
207:Career
186:Quebec
102:Canada
98:Quebec
838:Taken
808:Taken
457:Notes
437:2020
432:Ref.
426:Role
420:Year
396:Taken
386:Ref.
380:Role
374:Year
294:Taken
139:is a
54:
974:2023
947:2023
921:2023
894:2023
790:2023
765:2023
740:2023
710:2023
685:2023
659:2023
631:2023
602:2023
576:2023
543:2023
512:2023
90:Born
851:CBC
821:CBC
315:'s
261:CEO
180:in
1131::
964:.
937:.
911:.
885:.
866:.
849:/
845:,
828:^
819:/
815:,
798:^
781:.
756:.
731:.
718:^
701:.
676:.
650:.
639:^
622:.
610:^
593:.
567:.
551:^
534:.
520:^
502:.
485:^
339:.
308:.
243:,
239:,
184:,
100:,
96:,
1007:e
1000:t
993:v
976:.
949:.
923:.
896:.
853:.
823:.
792:.
767:.
742:.
712:.
687:.
661:.
633:.
604:.
578:.
545:.
514:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.