USask Indigenous Studies welcomes new department head – Education News Canada
October 3, 2025
Nearly a decade later, Dr. Damien Lee (PhD) has returned to the University of Saskatchewan (USask).
This fall, Lee started as an associate professor and head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the College of Arts and Science.
“The University of Saskatchewan Department of Indigenous Studies is really among a handful of Indigenous Studies departments in Canada (it) is really valuable to the discipline and to Indigenous communities,” Lee said.
The department’s research and contributions to the field of Indigenous studies was one of the factors behind why Lee wanted to return to USask since previously teaching classes on campus in 2016.
“Indigenous studies is a small discipline comparatively to other disciplines, and I think it’s important to hold it tight, so it doesn’t drift away. We do have to care for it.”
