University of Calgary
Keeseekoowenin First Nation, Manitoba
2023 BMO Capital Markets Loran Scholar
Strathclair Community School
Cadena is a law and society student at the University of Calgary, originally from Keeseekoowenin First Nation in Treaty Two Territory. She currently serves as president of the Indigenous Students’ Circle (ISC), where she led the first-ever ISC x UCalgary Dinos collaboration to uplift Indigenous youth through sport and academic connection. Staying closely connected to home, Cadena regularly returns to run youth sports programs. She has partnered with the Rotary Club of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council to host a sports camp and provide new equipment for Keeseekoowenin youth. She also supports the UCalgary Powwow Committee as communications lead and sits on the boards of Grass Grows, Rivers Flow and Miskanawah, continuing her advocacy for Indigenous youth and community leadership.
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