Wade Houle is an award-winning educator who works in Treaty 2 territory in Manitoba, Canada. Based out of Dauphin, Manitoba, Wade identifies as both Anishinaabe and Metis with roots in the Ebb & Flow First Nation, Lake Manitoba First Nation, and the Metis village of Vogar, Manitoba.
In 2016, Wade was the recipient of a national education award from Indspire, in 2021 was awarded the RAVEN Trust’s Harmony Foundation Essay Prize for his piece entitled “Wasii’aa Gizhigo Inini”, and in 2024 Wade was the canadian teachers’ federation award recipient for outstanding indigenous educator.
He completed his Master’s Degree from the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Brandon University in May of 2022.
Wade is passionate about anti-racism and anti-oppression education, adult education, and Indigenous education. He has sat on multiple committees such as the Manitoba Teacher’s Society’s Indigenous Voice and Action Standing Committee and the Teacher-Led Learning Team. He has chaired the Government of Manitoba’s Indigenous Inclusion Directorate’s Advisory Committee and participated in the Indigenous Studies Courses Development Team.
