1. OISE Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Bringing Aboriginal
Education into Conventional
Education: Nourishing the
Learning Spirit
A public lecture by Marie Battiste
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 • 6:00 p.m.
George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College,
University of Toronto, 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto
Marie Battiste
Marie Battiste is Professor in the College of Education and
Director of the Aboriginal Education Research Centre at
the University of Saskatchewan
Marie is a Mi’kmaw educator from Potlo’tek First Nations of Cape
Breton (Unama’kik), Nova Scotia. She has worked actively with
First Nations schools as a teacher, administrator, classroom
consultant, and curriculum developer, advancing Aboriginal
epistemology, languages, pedagogy, and research. Her research
interests are in initiating institutional change in the decoloniza-
tion of education, language and social justice policy and pow-
er, and postcolonial educational approaches that recognize and
affirm the political and cultural diversity of Canada and the ethical
protection and advancement of Indigenous knowledge. Marie’s research was instrumental in shaping the
Accord on Indigenous Education, a policy document developed by the Association of Canadian Deans of
Education (ACDE) in June 2010, designed to create a respectful and inclusive education curriculum that
reflects the needs of Aboriginal people, to which OISE is a signatory.
Admission is free.
RSVP to: steven.vanloffeld@utoronto.ca
Seating is limited.