Mark Fettes began research on Canadian Aboriginal issues in 1992, under a contract with the Assembly of FIrst Nations. Initially focused on community-based language retention and revitalization, he came to see education as a key arena of cultural and linguistic negotiation, eventually completing a PhD on "the linguistic ecology of education" at OISE/UT (2000). [ learn more ]

My personal interests and professional work experiences centre on Aboriginal/Indigenous education, colonization and de-colonization, and community-based Aboriginal/Indigenous teacher education. [ learn more ]

Vicki Kelly is Métis and of Anishnabe aboriginal heritage. She received her M.A. and Ph. D. at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Her scholarship is in the field of Indigenous Education with a focus on: indigenous knowledges, indigenous pedagogies, indigenous science, as well as indigenous language and culture revitalization. [ learn more ]

Margaret MacDonald specializes in early childhood education. Her two primary research areas include pedagogical documentation and intergenerational teaching and learning. Her recent work in the area of intergenerational teaching and learning has involved collaborative research and documentation of Halq’eméylem language revitalization and cultural transmission within the Sto:lo community. [ learn more ]

Steve Marshall has a Ph.D in Sociolinguistics from the Institute of Education, University of London. His research centres on learning through transitions: how languages, migration and identities impact upon learning in social and educational contexts; and academic literacy in higher education, with a focus on students making the transition from secondary to higher education. [learn more]

Dr. Danièle Moore
Professor
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Danièle Moore's field is in educational sociolinguistics. Her research areas include the study of language contacts, and language transmission in multilingual contexts. She is interested in topics such as language education policies, the inclusion of Aboriginal epistemologies in education, and teacher training in minority contexts. [ learn more ]

Michelle Pidgeon's family and ancestry is from Newfoundland and Labrador. Her current research agenda is located within the areas of higher education and Indigenity. In particular, she is interested in the intersections between student affairs and services, Indigenous peoples, and recruitment and retention in post-secondary education. [ learn more ]

Dolores van der Wey is a member of the Haida Nation and is of mixed Haida and Coast Salish ancestry. At present, she is program coordinator and site sponsor for the Indigenous Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction: Equity in Education program at SFU. [ learn more ]

Bonnie Waterstone is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University and Coordinator of the International M.Ed. Program.

Her research examines issues in academic literacy teaching/learning, particularly with students who use English as an additional language or others who lack cultural/social capital that ensures success in postsecondary education. [ learn more ]

Dr. June Beynon

Professor Emerita