A Tuesday U of S news release said the pilot project will involve Knight promoting "intercultural understanding and story-sharing between and among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples."
The role will conclude with a presentation of a project during U of S Indigenous Achievement Week in February.
Her position starts on Jan. 4 and runs for six weeks. Knight said her work will combine her experience as a musician and a scholar to expand storytelling to include her unique perspective.
"It's not what people would stereotypically think. As an Indigenous storyteller, you think (of an) Elder sitting around a fire," noted Knight, who is a member of Muskoday First Nation.