Mary Jane McCallum

Mary Jane McCallum is a Canadian Senator representing Manitoba, appointed in 2017. A Cree woman and a dentist by profession, she is a survivor of the Canadian residential school system and a prominent advocate for Indigenous rights, social justice, and decolonization. In 2021, she became the first Indigenous woman to serve as Chancellor of Brandon University. Throughout her career, she has focused on addressing systemic racism and the social determinants of health, drawing on her extensive experience providing dental and medical services to northern and Indigenous communities.