Sean Lessard

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. 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, and as a "stay-in-school" coordinator for Nutana Collegiate in Saskatchewan.

Lessard's work primarily focuses on Indigenous culture, issues, and politics, most specifically as they affect Indigenous youth across Canada.

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.

Lessard is Woodland Cree from Montreal Lake Cree Nation.