Duke Redbird

Advisor of Indigenous Arts & Culture, Toronto School District Board, Canada
Toronto School District Board
Canada

Dr Duke Redbird is an established Indigenous intellectual, poet, painter, broadcaster, and filmmaker, and public speaker. He brings his breadth of cultural knowledge and artistic practice to the benefit of global audience. Dr Redbird was instrumental in the implementation of innovative multimedia, technologies, and beyond, bringing an indigenous lens to art education for the Toronto District School Board that is rooted in his pioneering work at OCAD University. Dr Redbird’s legacy stretches far beyond his work in Canada; his poetry has been published and translated in anthologies around the world.

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Joining as a Trustee is Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She is known internationally as a public intellectual and is a regular commentator in the media.

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Dan Mulhall will be joining the board as a Trustee. Dan is a retired Irish diplomat, academic and published author. He is the current Parnell Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and is a consultant with the global law firm DLA Piper.

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Also joining as a Trustee is Professor Gayle McPherson, Professor of Events and Cultural Policy and Director of the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

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Joining us as a Trustee is Stephen Gethins, Professor of International Affairs at the University of St Andrews. Prior to that, Stephen was MP for North East Fife, the SNP International affairs spokesperson and was twice selected to sit on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

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Joining in the role of Chair is Shonaig Macpherson CBE, an experienced Chair and non-executive director used to working at the most senior levels of government, private, public and third sectors.

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