Life
Ottmann is Saulteaux and a member of the Fishing Lake First Nation. [1] Her first language was Nakawēmowin. [1] Ottmann's indigenous name is Misiaykimigookpaypomoytung (transl. thunder that can be felt over a large landscape). [2] Her mother was a school bus driver and her father was an athlete and coach who was a First Nation chief for thirty years. [2] Ottmann graduated from high school in Wadena,Saskatchewan. [2] After completing a bachelor's degree in education at the University of Calgary,Ottmann worked as a high school and elementary school teacher. [2] [3] She earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in indigenous leadership education at the University of Saskatchewan. [3]
Ottmann was an associate professor and director of indigenous education at the University of Calgary for thirteen years. [4] [2] [3] In 2017,she joined the University of Saskatchewan as its inaugural vice-provost of indigenous engagement. [4] [2] In 2021,she was president of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education;the first indigenous person in the role. [4] [5] She is the founding editor of the peer-reviewed journal,Thrivance:Journal of Indigenous Ways of Being,Knowing and Doing. [5]
On September 7,2021,Ottmann became the tenth president of the First Nations University of Canada,succeeding interim president Bob Kayseas. [1] She is the first woman to permanently hold the position. [2] In 2025,an internal investigation found Ottmann had engaged in nepotism,mismanagement and ‘empire building’at First Nations University of Canada. [6]
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