Contact our team
Cheyenne Henry, Manager
Cheyenne is an Anishinaabe from Roseau River First Nations, Treaty 1 territory, who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cheyenne has been working in post secondary for over a decade, primarily in academic advising and student support roles. She worked as an academic advisor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the University of Winnipeg, where she also advised and coordinated support services for students at an off-campus location in Winnipeg’s North End. heyenne understands the importance of creating safe, culturally relevant spaces are for Indigenous students pursuing post-secondary education, where students can be supported in reconciling their learning and find meaning in their educational paths.
Cheyenne is very passionate about art, education, Indigenous ways of knowing and doing and community building. Cheyenne is a mother to two adult daughters, who she raised as a single parent while pursing her university education and career. She is also a multi disciplinary artist who is always seeking opportunities for artistic expression and practice that cross boundaries between art, culture, education, politics and community.
Jenni Makahnouk, Indigenous Student Success Coordinator
Jenni Makahnouk is an Anishinaabe from Obishikokaang (Lac Seul First Nation). She will be completing her Master of Arts in Education and Society at McGill University where she is researching how urban Indigenous beaders learn their craft, revealing the intergenerational, community-based and relational practices through which cultural knowledge is sustained and reclaimed in urban Indigenous contexts. Jenni’s creative endeavors include several beading projects, such as the ongoing Woodlands Creatures series. Her beaded works have been exhibited in and around Montreal and she runs numerous beading workshops.
Jenni’s duties include working closely with students one-on-one for academic support, academic accommodations, and aiding with funding, scholarship, bursary, and other award opportunities.
Bo Kim, Department Assistant
Bo is your frontline resource at the Otsenhákta Student Centre who assists with the day-to-day operations and programming of the centre. She will direct you to our staff at the Otsenhákta Student Centre, help you with university-wide questions, and assist you with tasks such as scanning, photocopying and printing. A great resource person, she can help you discover the many services the university has to offer.
