Verna Kirkness

Verna Jane Kirkness
Born1935[1]
Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba[1]
NationalityCanadian
EducationB.A (1974)
B.Ed. (1976)
Master of Education (1980)
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
EmployerUniversity of British Columbia
AwardsOrder of Canada (1998),
Order of Manitoba (2007),
Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2003)[1]

Verna Jane Kirkness, CM OM (born 1935 in Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba) is a Cree scholar, pioneer and lifelong proponent of indigenous language,[2] culture and education[3][4] who has been influential in Canadian indigenous education policy and practice.[4][5] She is an associate professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia[6] and resides in Winnipeg. Kirkness has received numerous awards for her outstanding contributions spanning five decades including the Order of Canada in 1998.[1][3] Kirkness had an important impact on Canadian indigenous education policy and practice.[4] She is the author of "numerous books and articles on the history of Indigenous education."[6] The University of Manitoba's Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program was established in 2009[4] and in November 2013 a native studies colloquium honoured her as a national leader in education.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Hives, Christopher, ed. (2012), "Verna J. Kirkness fonds" (PDF), University of British Columbia Archives, Vancouver, British Columbia, retrieved July 13, 2016
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  4. ^ a b c d e "Native studies colloquium honours national leader in education: Verna J. Kirkness", UM Today News, Winnipeg, Manitoba, University of Manitoba, November 6, 2013, retrieved July 13, 2016
  5. ^ Settee, Priscilla (April 2007). Pimatisiwin: Indigenous knowledge systems: our time has come (PDF). Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Saskatchewan (PhD dissertation). Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. p. 288. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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