Onowa McIvor
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The NEȾOLṈEW̱: ‘one mind, one people’ project aims to deepen the understanding of best practices of adult Indigenous language learning (AILL), how adult Indigenous learners contribute to passing on their language to others in their communities and families, in addition to how language is linked to health and well-being.
Onowa McIvor is maskiko-nehinaw (Swampy Cree) and Scottish-Canadian. Her nehinaw family is from Norway House and Cross Lake in northern Manitoba. She is a grateful visitor in the SENĆOŦEN and lək̓ʷəŋən speaking territories.
As a Professor in the Department of Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria, Onowa co-leads a SSHRC Partnership Grant in collaboration with nine Indigenous community partners across Canada and holds a President's Chair for Research in Indigenous language revitalization.
The work together focuses on understanding and enhancing Indigenous adults' contributions to reviving Indigenous languages in Canada. The NEȾOLṈEW̱: 'one mind, one people' project aims to deepen the understanding of adult Indigenous language learning (AILL), how adult Indigenous learners contribute to passing on their language to others in their communities and families, in addition to how language is linked to health and well-being.
The Partnership is also developing a nation-wide portal nilla.ca connecting language revitalization efforts in Canada.
- Indigenous language revitilization
- Additional language learning
- Language policy
- Indigenous Education
- Community-Engaged Scholarship