Rheanna Robinson

Rheanna Robinson (born 1976/1977) is a Métis Canadian academic in the fields of Indigenous disability studies, First Nation studies, and Indigenous education. She is an associate professor of First Nations Studies in the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC).

Early life and education Robinson grew up in Smithers, British Columbia and is a member of the Manitoba Metis Federation. She then earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2016.

Robinson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 19.

In 2024, she published a children's book, Tanihki ekusi ka sipimohtiyen? (Why do you walk like that?), as a way to highlight Indigeneity in disability.

She is listed as in the Board of Directors for MS Canada for 2025-2026.

Personal life Robinson has two children.

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