Lewis Cardinal

Lewis Cardinal is a communicator and educator. Lewis has dedicated his life’s work to creating and maintaining connections and relationships that cross-cultural divides. His long track record of local and international public service currently includes: Chair of Global Indigenous Dialogue of Initiatives of Change-International, Co-Chair of Initiatives of Change-Canada, Trustee and Executive Committee Member for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and Honorary Board Member, Board of Sponsors, Martin Luther King Jr., International College of Ministers and Laity at Morehouse College in Atlanta, USA.

Lewis has received two medals from Queen Elizabeth II, the Diamond Jubilee Medal for Public Service and the Platinum Jubilee Medal for his contributions to the Province of Alberta, Canada. As well as, the IndSpire Award for Public Service (awarded by Indigenous peoples of Canada), the Treaty No. 8 Medal for the preservation and protection of Treaty Rights, the Province of Alberta’s Centennial Medal for his work in Human Rights and Diversity. Lewis has also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from MacEwan University, an Honorary Diploma for Indigenous Voice in Leadership from Norquest College, and the Honorary Degree of “Doctor of Sacred Letters” from St. Stephen’s College at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Alberta, Canada. And has been listed in Canada’s Who’s Who since 2014. 

Lewis is Woodland Cree from the Sucker Creek Cree First Nation in Treaty No. 8 in northern Alberta, Canada. His consulting company, Cardinal Strategic Communications, specializes in Indigenous education, communications, and project development. He is also owner, CEO, and Head Storyteller of Red Earth Blue Sky Productions, a media productions company. Currently, Lewis is Senior Advisor for “kihcihkaw askî–Sacred Land” in the City of Edmonton, the first designated urban Indigenous ceremony grounds in Canada.