One of the oldest public arts funders in North America hired its first Indigenous chief executive officer late last year.

Lisa Bird-Wilson, a Métis and Cree woman with ties to George Gordon First Nation, said she's happy to make history at SK Arts. 

SK Arts, a provincially funded organization that provides grants, programs and services to artists and art communities in Saskatchewan, was established in 1948.

"I'm pretty humbled by the concept and also a part of me says, 'Isn't it time?'" said Bird-…