When Leaders Hide: MRU and SAIT's Injustice Toward an Indigenous Technologist

For those following my journey, you already know I’ve faced immense barriers in Canadian post-secondary institutions — not because of a lack of merit, but because of systemic neglect, racism, and administrative cowardice.

Today, I name Tori McMillan, Director of the Iniskim Centre at Mount Royal University, and Steve Kootenay-Jobin, now Director of the Indigenous Student Centre at SAIT, as two individuals who had a chance to support me — and instead chose silence, dismissal, and erasure.

When I was isolated and asking for help, they dismissed me. Now that I’ve formally documented their failures and my education funders are involved, they’ve disappeared entirely — no returned calls, no replies to emails. These are the people who claim to lead Indigenous student support in Alberta.

Let’s be clear:

Leadership is not about showing up when it’s easy. Leadership is about standing up when it’s hard — especially when you’ve caused harm.

And yet, here we are:
Silence from Tori McMillan.
Silence from Steve Kootenay-Jobin.
Silence in the face of accountability.

I’ve documented everything — timelines, correspondence, facts — and made it public here:
👉 https://formant.ca/MRU-staff-in-trouble

If you care about truth, justice, or education that actually supports Indigenous students:

💬 Contact Tori McMillan through MRU's Iniskim Centre Directory
💬 Contact Steve Kootenay-Jobin via SAIT's Indigenous Centre Directory

Ask them:
Why are you ignoring Tyler Johnston-Kent?
Why won’t you respond to the documented injustices against him?
Why are Indigenous support staff complicit in the harm done to Indigenous students?

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I'm not afraid to name names, because they had no problem dismissing mine.

Now the world is watching.
Tori. Steve. I showed up. It’s your turn.

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Tyler Johnston-Kent
Founder, Formant
Indigenous Technologist | Game Developer | Advocate
formant.ca/MRU-staff-in-trouble