"This book helped me make sense of the 'trickiness' of my own experiences as an Indigenous woman in Canadian universities."
-Kim Anderson, University of Guelph "Brunette-Debassige illustrates the competing and conflicting tensions and expectations of Indigenous women in university administrative positions, where the mandate to 'Indigenize' their university runs up against the reality of colonial institutions' reluctance to change non-inclusive, inequitable structures and systems." -Jacqueline Ottmann, First Nations University of Canada
" a must read book revealing senior Indigenous women leaders' in universities struggle for greater accountabilities, responsibilities, and ethical care from Eurocentric post-secondary institutions in the pursuit of decolonization, reconciliation and Indigenization."
-Dr. Marie Battiste, Special Advisor to VP Academic, Cape Breton University
"In her must-read book, Candace Brunette-Debassige gives light to the complexities of the embodied experience of Indigenous women leaders in higher education as they navigate the precarious terrain of Canadian universities. This book casts light on Indigenous leadership positions largely held by Indigenous women that are too often stymied by tokenization. Within a university culture that explicitly and complicitly reproduces racial and gender marginalization, this engaging work meets the moment as Canadian universities reckon with what it means to share senior administration leadership power in decolonizing higher education. Animated through story and written with compassion and confidence, this book is a call for change."
-Margaret Kovach, author of Indigenous Methodologies
"As an Indigenous woman in university administration, I am inspired by this book. Brunette-Debasassige helps me to see that I am not alone in challenges that I face and encourages me to lead from my unapologetic Two-Spirit lens, as an act of resistance necessary to advance the transformation necessary in Canadian universities."
-Lori Campbell, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Engagement, University of Regina.
