Age: 25

Representing: Red Pheasant Cree Nation

Hometown: Saskatoon, SK

Khoniss Wuttunee, a proud nehiyaw iskwew from the Red Pheasant First Nation, is an alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan, convocating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 2020. Khoniss embraces her Cree culture, and the values and traditions play a vital role in how she navigates life’s challenges. Having been trained in the performing arts, Khoniss recognizes the value of combining culture and the arts with the hope of recruiting and retaining greater numbers of Indigenous students to higher education. Most recently, she was selected as the Saskatchewan Representative on the Thunderbird and First Peoples National Youth Council.