Carrie Bourassa

Carrie Bourassa is a former professor in community health and epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan. She claimed to be of Métis, Anishinaabe and Tlingit ancestry, but a 2021 investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation concluded that there was no evidence of this. After its publication, she was suspended from her position and ultimately resigned in 2022.

Early life Bourassa lived in Regina, Saskatchewan as a child. Her parents operated a real estate development company and a car cleaning business in Qu’Appelle Valley. Bourassa's family was middle-class, though she later claimed to have grown up in an impoverished household. Bourassa attended the University of Regina. She asserted to be of Métis heritage as a student and therefore received thousands of dollars in scholarships from Métis organizations. Her master's thesis was on the subject of gambling in indigenous communities. Her career has been compared to Grey Owl's. The 86 page report was released later that year.