
Niigaan Sinclair (he/him/his)
Niigaan Sinclair is Anishinaabe from Peguis First Nation and a professor at the University of Manitoba, where he holds the Faculty of Arts Professorship in Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics in the Department of Indigenous Studies. He is the award-winning author of the national bestseller Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre (McClelland & Stewart, 2024) and was co-editor of Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Highwater Press), – the book voted by Manitobans in the “On the Same Page” competition as the top book to read in 2012. Niigaan is a multiple nominee of Canadian columnist of the year (winning in 2018) and is a featured member of the Friday “Power Panel” on CBC’s Power & Politics who was recently named to the “Power List” by Maclean’s magazine as one of the most influential individuals in Canada. He is also a former secondary school teacher who won the 2019 Peace Educator of the Year from the Peace and Justice Studies Association based at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.




2025 Sessions
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Friday Luncheon Keynote, 2025
Niigaan Sinclair’s collection highlights Winnipeg’s vital role in Canada’s future, addressing its complex history and proposing radical solutions for social justice and inclusivity through a… Read More →
