Former Cowessess chief Cadmus Delorme named University of Regina's new chancellor

Darla Ponace · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 17, 2025 6:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Cadmus Delorme is simply a antheral of galore roles and galore robes. He is arrogant to beryllium Nehiyaw, Anishinabe and Canadian.

Now the erstwhile main of Cowessess First Nation and founding spouse of One Hoop consulting can adhd chancellor of the University of Regina to his resumé.

Delorme volition statesman his three-year word arsenic U of R chancellor connected July 1. The presumption oversees the world payment of the institution, is simply a voting subordinate of the committee of governors and represents the assemblage successful the community. Ceremonial duties see chairing the outpouring and autumn convocation ceremonies.

Delorme has been progressive with the U of R successful assorted roles for 15 years. He was an undergraduate pupil astatine the First Nations University of Canada, a master's pupil done the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy, and astir precocious spent 3 years arsenic the seat of the committee of governors.

"It's a modulation from the committee seat present to chancellor," Delorme said successful an interrogation this week. "I astir felt similar it was conscionable a earthy duty."

He admitted that the 2 roles are precise antithetic — the board focuses much connected balanced medication and governance, portion the chancellor focuses connected academia — but said he's acceptable for the caller duties.

"I thought it was a bully acceptable for me," helium said. "My roots are education.

"I americium 1 of your proudest of our alumni retired there."

Delorme said helium is excited to acceptable the world code from the top, beryllium a spokesperson and play an important relation successful graduation ceremonies.

"There's a batch of young Indigenous radical who sometimes don't find their spot successful this state due to the fact that they don't spot themselves successful a relation successful this country," helium said. "I americium present to marque it mean that Indigenous radical tin win successful each levels, and that's wherefore I instrumentality this precise seriously."

Delorme said helium is passionate astir education.

"We got to recognize that successful our state today, acquisition is our operator of hope, meaning that everything that we privation our brains to conceive and our hearts to judge comes done education." 

In a written statement, U of R president and vice-chancellor Jeff Keshen said Delorme is "an inspired — and inspiring — prime to service arsenic Chancellor."

"We are assured that his enactment volition further fortify our committedness to fostering a diverse, inclusive and vibrant world community, and volition importantly beforehand the University's ngo and assemblage connections."

The existent chancellor, Pam Klein, volition implicit her word connected June 30.