Jo Chrona

Jo Chrona is a speaker, Indigenous education advocate, and author of best selling Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education (2022). She is Ts'msyen (a member of the Kitsumkalum First Nation in British Columbia).

Jo's professional experience includes over 25 years teaching in K-12 and post-secondary education, working as a Faculty Associate in a teacher education program, an advisor with the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Education, and a policy analyst and curriculum manager for the First Nations Education Steering Committee in British Columbia.

Jo has been involved in the areas of curriculum development and resource writing, professional learning through inquiry networks, literacy development, and Indigenous education. She was involved in various aspects of educational transformation in BC’s K-12 system including the development of Indigenous education policies, as well as managed and contributed to the creation of authentic Indigenous teacher resources.

Jo is a certified teacher with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Women’s Studies from Simon Fraser University, a Diploma in Education and Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from the University of British Columbia.