 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (January 2022) |
Kim Anderson | |
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| Nationality | Cree Metis, Canadian |
Kim Anderson was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] Her paternal grandmother, Catherine Anne Sanderson (b.1902) was the granddaughter of the Métis voyageur, Thomas Sanderson.[2] Her paternal grandfather, James E. Anderson (b.1899), came from a long line of marriages among Indigenous peoples spanning over five generations.[2] Kim Anderson's work in educational tourism, community-based education, and cross cultural education afforded her many travels in her youth.[3] But, when she became a mother in 1995, she began to research and write about motherhood and culture-based understandings of Indigenous womanhood.[3]
Kim Anderson is an associate professor at the University of Guelph, and is affiliated with the Department of Family Relations and Human Development in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. Anderson is an Indigenous (Metis) scholar with a research focus on Indigenous mothering, Indigenous feminism, Indigenous masculinities, and Indigenous knowledge in urban settings.[4] She holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relationships, and leads a research team exploring the Indigenous concept of “all my relations" - an Indigenous expression of gratitude and connection - and how these relationships are developed and maintained among urban Indigenous populations.[5]
She received her PhD in history from the University of Guelph in 2010, where her doctoral work focused on the role of Anishinaabek life stage teachings among northern Algonquin women as a site for Indigenous peoples to decolonise and construct healthier futures.[6] Her M.A. is in Adult Education and Sociology and Equity Studies from University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and she earned an Honours B.A. as an English Specialist from the University of Toronto as well.[7]
Anderson has also worked as a consultant for Indigenous organizations and communities for twenty years.[8]
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- ^ a b "Our People | Family Relations & Applied Nutrition". family.uoguelph.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ a b "Kim Anderson". Strong Nations.
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- ^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada (2012-11-29). "Canada Research Chairs". www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Indigenous Studies Portal :: Indigenous Studies Portal". iportal.usask.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Kim Anderson | Family Relations & Applied Nutrition". family.uoguelph.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Indigenous Health Research Development Program". Board Member: Kim Anderson.