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Frank Deer
Affiliation
University of ManitobaAcademy or College
College of New ScholarsYear Elected
2019Areas of Interest
Indigenous education; Indigenous language education; Philosophy of Education; Identity Studies
Frank Deer is Kanienkeha’ka from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, and holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Education. Dr. Deer’s programme of research focuses on Indigenous education. His work is intended to investigate and promote the ways in which primary and secondary education supports an important dimension of the journey of Indigenous peoples toward the affirmation of their respective identities: Indigenous languages.
Frank Deer, Kanien’kehá:ka de la communauté mohawk de Kahnawake, est titulaire d’une Chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 2 en éducation autochtone. Le programme de recherche du Prof. Deer porte sur l’éducation autochtone. Ses travaux visent à examiner et à promouvoir les différentes façons dont l’éducation primaire et secondaire appuie une importante dimension du parcours des peuples autochtones dans l’affirmation de leurs identités respectives, à savoir les langues autochtones.