Biography
Dr. Onowa McIvor Whitinui 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 Whitinui 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 Whitinui is maskékow-ininiw (Swampy Cree) and a member of Norway House Cree Nation (Manitoba, Canada). She is a lifelong learner of her maternal nehinaw language, and a grateful visitor on lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories. Dr. McIvor Whitinui is a Professor in Indigenous Education and held a President’s Research Chair at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada from 2020-2026 and directed the national NEȾOLṈEW̱ Research Partnership project (2016-2026) focused on Indigenous adults’ contributions to Indigenous language revitalization. Her areas of research span Indigenous language policy, language learning, assessment, and language planning.
