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Presenters

Welcome to the Indigenous Virtual Pedagogy Academy team! We are a passionate group dedicated to transforming the educational landscape for Indigenous students. Our team is committed to promoting Indigenous pedagogy and creating a supportive learning environment that honors and celebrates Indigenous cultures.

Dr. Chuck Foster
Dr. Chuck Foster

Navajo

merican Indian Education Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Dr. Shrehan Lynch
Dr. Shrehan Lynch

Associate Professor in Sport | Sport Foundation Course Leader | School of Health Sport & Biosciences, The University of East London, Docklands Campus;

Natalie Welch
Natalie Welch

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Sport Management Doctorate, University of Tennessee, Seattle University Marketing Assistant Professor & Rise Above Executive Director

Jordan Koch
Jordan Koch

Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University

Daniela Solomon
Daniela Solomon

PhD Candidate in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University

Fredina Tapaha
Fredina Tapaha

Navajo

Graduate student in Curriculum & Instruction, an IKEEP scholar, and Research Assistant.

Shawna Campbell-Daniels
Shawna Campbell-Daniels

Navajo

Director for Native American Initiatives for the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

Mark Bellcourt
Mark Bellcourt

White Earth Ojibwe

Retired, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Vanessa Anthony-Stevens, PhD
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Vanessa Anthony-Stevens, PhD

Associate professor of Social and Cultural Studies in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Idaho

Awanook Bratvold
Awanook Bratvold

Red Lake Ojibwe

Assistant Professor of Indigenous Sustainability Studies, Bemidji State University

Amber Lynne Cooper
Amber Lynne Cooper

Chef/Owner, Table for 7, Bemidji, MN

Nicholas DeShaw
Nicholas DeShaw

Bois Forte Ojibwe

University of Minnesota American Indian Studies Department Outreach Coordinator

Joni Squire-Hill
Joni Squire-Hill

Six Nations of the Grand River.

lead teacher for the nutrition program at Everlasting Tree School, a Mohawk immersion school. Daniela Solomon is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University.

Shane Pill
Shane Pill

Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sport, at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and a Life Member and Fellow of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Kyle Kaayák’w Worl
Kyle Kaayák’w Worl

Tlingit, Deg Hit’an Athabascan and Yup’ik

Inuit and Dene Sports Athlete and Coach: World Eskimo Indian Olympics, Arctic Winter Games, Native Youth Olympics and Inductee in the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Cristine Davidson
Cristine Davidson

White Earth Anishinaabekwe

Education & Cultural Coordinator, Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition

Gordon Jourdain, EdD
Gordon Jourdain, EdD

Lac La Croix First Nation

Elder

Leola Tsinnajinnie Paquin, PhD
Leola Tsinnajinnie Paquin, PhD

Diné

Assistant Professor, Department of Native American Studies, University of New Mexico

Tom Fabian, PhD
Tom Fabian, PhD

Assistant Professor, Sport Management, University College Dublin, Ireland, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

Brian Culp, Ed.D.
Brian Culp, Ed.D.

Professor of Health and Physical Activity Leadership (HPAL) and Fulbright Scholar, Kennesaw State University, Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education

Ron Eglash
Ron Eglash

Professor, School of Information, University of Michigan

Molly Tun, PhD
Molly Tun, PhD

Program Director, World Languages & Cultures, Founding Spanish Guide, CLD Coordinator, The STEAD School, Commerce City, CO

Melanie Griffith Brice, PhD
Melanie Griffith Brice, PhD

Métis

Gabriel Dumont Research Chair in Métis/Michif Education,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Regina

Elizabeth LaPensée, Ph.D.
Elizabeth LaPensée, Ph.D.

Narrative Director at Twin Suns Corp.

Giniwgiizhig, EdD
Giniwgiizhig, EdD

White Earth Ojibwe

Administrator, Red Lake School District (MN)

Alex Kmett, M.A.Ed
Alex Kmett, M.A.Ed

Red Lake Ojibwe

Co-founder, Endazhi-Nitaawiging Charter School

Lamarr Oksasikewiyin
Lamarr Oksasikewiyin

Nēhīyaw Tribe

Academic Coach for the Mistawasis Nehiyawak School

Winona Laduke
Winona Laduke

White Earth Anishinaabekwe

Artist, Activist

Artley Skenandore
Artley Skenandore

Oneida

Oneida Nation High School Principal and Athletic Director

Janelle Johnson
Janelle Johnson

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Director of American Indian Education, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District

Megan Bang, PhD

Ojibwe and Italian Descent

Professor of Learning Sciences and Psychology, Northwestern University

Susan Ninham
Susan Ninham

Red Lake Anishinaabekwe

Retired Dean, Bemidji State University

Jim Barta
Jim Barta

Retired Dean, Bemidji State University

Byron Graves
Byron Graves

Red Lake Ojibwe and Lakota

Award winning young adult author.

Candace Maracle
Candace Maracle

Laureate of The Hnatyshyn Foundation REVEAL Indigenous Art Award. She is a journalist with CBC Indigenous and a filmmaker who uses her Kanien’kéha language in her work whenever possible.

Larry Jacques
Larry Jacques

Sault Tribe

Director of Strategic Planning

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