Shaping Saskatchewan: Lisa Bird-Wilson | Globalnews.ca [Video]

Art propels our culture forward, according to the first Indigenous CEO of SK Arts.

Lisa Bird-Wilson was appointed in the fall of 2024 to head the provincial arts funding organization.

She spent 27 years at the Gabriel Dumont Institute working in Métis education across the province and ended her career there as CEO.

Now making the shift to SK Arts, her goal is to ensure Indigenous and diverse communities have better access to grants and resources for creators.

Bird-Wilson is also an award-winning author. She has seen a rise in Indigenous writers and artists being published and recognized over the past 15 years.

“I’m very heartened to see that increase, and I know that we owe a lot to the artists and the writers who came before us who broke that trail and made sure there was space for us and that’s part of it, making space,” she said.

Bird-Wilson …