Belinda Daniels
Position
Assistant Professor
Indigenous Education
Contact
Office:
MacLaurin A261
Area of expertise
Indigenous education, Indigenous worldviews, online learning, Indigenous research, teacher education, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous pedagogy, Indigenous student success
tānsi ātawiya kahkiyaw, kitatamiskātināwāw. Dr. Belinda kakiyosēw Daniels nitisihkāson, pakitahow sākahikan Sturgeon Lake First Nation, SK ohci niya, māka mitoni kinwes sāskitōminihk nikī-pē-wīkin. I am a mother, grandmother, wife, sister, auntie and a language warrior. I am a long-time educator with 20 years of classroom and land-based experience. Most importantly I am a second language adult learner of nēhiyawēwin.
I am the founder of the nēhiyawak Language Experience Inc. I have been a past President of FEL Canada, I currently sit on the CCUNESCO board for two areas: Indigenous languages and land-based education. I am also on the board with the Canadian Modern Review Journal.
In 2021, I completed my PhD dissertation on the topic of nēhiyawēwin reclamation.
- Indigenous Language Revitalization
- Indigenous education
- Indigenous pedagogy
- Land-based education
- Indigenous language assessment and proficiency
- Indigenous methodologies
- Applied linguistics.