Carole Brazeau, Advisor for Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy at the Center for at Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a citizen of the Algonquin Nation, and member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg. A Concordia alumna (BA 1994). In 1990, she co-founded the Concordia’s First Nations Student Association. Carole also pursued graduate studies at Carleton University. She has a long history of community engagement and activism. Carole has worked with multiple non-governmental organizations that advocate for Indigenous peoples. She is deeply committed to the protection of the environment, and the promotion of Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination.
Since December 2021, Carole has been working with Dr. Kahérakwas Donna Goodleaf, Director, Decolonizing and Indigenizing Curriculum and Pedagogy, and alongside Melissa Forcione, Project Coordinator, Land-Based Education Initiatives. In her work at the CTL, Carole provides consultations to faculty on the inclusion of Indigenous peoples’ perspectives and knowledge systems in course content and on the decolonization of pedagogical practices. She co-leads workshops at the CTL and as part of the Pîkiskwêtân Indigenous learning series. Carole is a member of the Indigenous Directions Leadership Council and was on the Concordia’s Sustainability Action Plan Committee. Her most important role, however, is that of Kokom (Grandmother).