Dr. Kisha Supernant (she/her) is the Director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology and specializes in community-engaged Indigenous archaeology, heart-centered practice, and geospatial analysis. She is a citizen of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government and some of her surnames include Supernant/Supernault, Knott, Pelltier/Campbell, Linklater, Gauthier/Gaucher, Gladu, Blandion/Dion, Desjarlais, Calihoo/Kwarakante, Grey, and Cardinal.

Dr. Supernant leads the Exploring Métis Identity Through Archaeology (EMITA), a collaborative research project which takes a relational approach to exploring the material past of Métis communities, including her own family, in western Canada. She also uses technologies to locate and protect unmarked burials around residential schools at the request of Indigenous communities. She is currently serving as President of the Indigenous Heritage Circle.