Biography
Dr. Onowa McIvor is maskékow-ininiw (Swampy Cree) and Scottish-Canadian. She is a lifelong learner of her maternal nehinaw language, and a grateful visitor in lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories. Dr. McIvor is a Professor in Indigenous Education and holds a President’s Research Chair at the University of Victoria. She directs the national NEȾOLṈEW̱ Research Partnership, a seven-year $2.5 million SSHRC project working to understand and enhance Indigenous adults’ contributions to reviving Indigenous languages in Canada. Her areas of research span Indigenous language learning, assessment, and planning.
Dr. Onowa McIvor is maskékow-ininiw (Swampy Cree) and Scottish-Canadian. She is a lifelong learner of her maternal nehinaw language, and a grateful visitor in lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories. Dr. McIvor is a Professor in Indigenous Education and holds a President’s Research Chair at the University of Victoria. She directs the national NEȾOLṈEW̱ Research Partnership, a seven-year $2.5 million SSHRC project working to understand and enhance Indigenous adults’ contributions to reviving Indigenous languages in Canada. Her areas of research span Indigenous language learning, assessment, and planning.