Dr. Cheryl Matthew (she/her/elle) is an Indigenous mother, accomplished author, instructor, professional and consultant who has specialized in Indigenous Rights, reconciliation, community
engagement and public administration.
Cheryl is Secwepemc from the Simpcw First Nation in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. She worked for the federal government in Ottawa and Vancouver for over 12 years. In addition to her public service work she was the Research, Consultation; Engagement, and Referrals Manager in Territorial Resource Stewardship at Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band, Associate Director of Indigenization with JIBC in New West, and was the Executive Director of a policy think tank called the Centre for Native Policy; Research located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.
She has worked tirelessly to see Indigenous people involved in reconciliation and Indigenization efforts, land, water and wildlife stewardship, community engagement, protection of children and families, research, education, decision-making, and policy in Canada.
She has PhD in Anthropology from Carleton (2017), an MA in Leadership from Royal Roads (2007), and a BA from SFU in Anthropology and Sociology (2004).