Jonathan Breaker is Blackfoot/Cree from the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Calgary and completed his Master of Public Policy and Administration from Carleton University in Ottawa. Breaker has a background working at and with Tribal Colleges and Universities. He worked for the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for eight years in recruitment, admissions, and dual credit programming as Assistant Director of Admissions, then managing community and adult education and non-credit programming as Continuing Education Manager. Prior to that, he worked for a decade in the public service in the Government of Canada in various roles advising on Indigenous issues and programs, cultural policy, international relations, and Indigenous treaty rights and consultation. Breaker has worked extensively with tribal nations in Canada and the United States and has presented at Indigenous education conferences in and outside Indian Country.
Capstone (Literature Review): Indigenous Higher Education: Approaches to Building Institutional Capacity for Indigenous Students
SEMQ 2023 Co-Authored Article:An Indigenous Approach to Strategic Enrollment Management: The Native Student Journey at Tribal College and Universities
2024 SEM-EP Graduate