Onowa McIvor

Onowa McIvor
Born
Northern Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPresident of the Foundation for Endangered Languages in Canada
SpousePaul Whitinui

Onowa McIvor is an Associate Professor and the former Director of Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria.[1] She is also the President of the Foundation for Endangered Languages in Canada.[2]

She contributes to research areas such as Indigenous language revitalization, Indigenous education, early childhood bilingualism, cultural identity development, and early childhood care and education. Onowa has also done research on MAP's (Mentor-Apprentice Programs) with a fellow scholar, Peter Jacobs.[3] She has also completed various research projects supporting the correlation between language revitalization and well-being in Indigenous communities.[4]

  1. ^ "Onowa McIvor - University of Victoria". www.uvic.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. ^ "Foundation FEL Canada". Foundation FEL Canada. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  3. ^ "MAPs for Indigenous language learning - University of Victoria". UVic.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  4. ^ McIvor, Onowa; Napoleon, Art; Dickie, Kerissa M. (4 June 2013). "Language and Culture as Protective Factors for At-Risk Communities". International Journal of Indigenous Health. 5 (1): 6–25. doi:10.18357/ijih51200912327. hdl:1828/10696.