Sean Michael Lessard is a Cree-Canadian author, researcher, public speaker, a former adjunct professor at the University of Regina and currently an associate professor at the University of Alberta.
[1] Lessard previously worked for the Edmonton Public Schools as the Aboriginal Educational Consultant, and prior to that he worked for the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, as a youth worker,[2] and as a "stay-in-school" coordinator for Nutana Collegiate in Saskatchewan.
[3] Lessard's work primarily focuses on Indigenous culture, issues, and politics, most specifically as they affect Indigenous youth across Canada.
[4][5] Lessard is on the board of directors of Spirit North, a non-profit organization that supports the advancement of academic outcomes for students and creates curriculum development opportunities for teachers.
[6][7] Lessard is Woodland Cree from Montreal Lake Cree Nation.