Ceremony in the academy: Indigenous elder-in-residence, doctoral graduate reflects on their educational journey – OISE

By telling her story through her thoughtful dissertation, Dr. Jacque/line Lavallee’s scholarship will have tremendous impacts on how Indigenous doctoral candidates approach academia.

For 79-year old Dr. Lavallee, who successfully defended her Doctorate of Education earlier this spring, this meant studying what it means to offer traditional Anishinaabe teachings in the university. To do that, she centered her own story of education – one that weaves her experiences as a residential school survivor and school teacher, and teachings received as a person with specific roles with the Marten clan (the clan of her late father).

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