Concordia’s Faculty reflects on its Five Commitments In September 2022, the leadership team of the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University came together to initiate reflection on a strategic plan that reflected their commitment to reconciliation. Known as the “5Cs,” the 5 Commitments that later emerged from Faculty-wide discussions explore the Faculty’s approach […]
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Indigenous Interdisciplinary Land-based Research Space created in Kananaskis In 2022, Leason, associate professor in the Faculty of Arts, was hosting a gathering for Indigenous maternity storytelling at the Kananaskis Centre Barrier Lake Field Station. As Leason and her team were preparing for the day — ceremony, digital story recordings, a sharing circle — Kananaskis Centre
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Indigenous author visits hometown of former teacher A well-loved Indigenous author was in the Bridge City on Tuesday for a tour of elementary schools and a book signing. Dr. Jennifer Leason is a recent winner of the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award, named after a former teacher and librarian from Lethbridge. “I love to teach
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Author Talk with Jennifer Leason at Analog Books The evening program included: An introduction and welcome A brief recognition of Jennifer Leason’s recent Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award win from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) A short introduction to Hummingbird/Aamo-binashee Author talk Audience Q&A Book giveaways Book signing View Gallery of Event Download Article
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Now Playing… Gwayakooshgawiin: Living in Truth Gwayakooshgawiin (Living in Truth) is a relational theory which offers a framework for understanding knowledge, power, and responsibility to create new visions for a shared future. It draws on matriarchal governance, lived systems, Anishinaabe epistemologies and Indigenous worldviews. View the video As I sat with Elder Jim Dumont’s creation
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Thousands of Canadian children growing up with incarcerated parents, first-of-its-kind study finds Our paper Estimating the number and percentage of children who experience parental incarceration in Canada using whole population administrative and vital statistics data made news headlines in The Star (Toronto) and McMaster University’s website when it was published in April 2026. Parental incarceration
U of C Faculty Association Member Profile Dr. Jennifer Leason was featured in The University of Calgary Faculty Association (TUCFA) newsletter in March in its Member Profile. After 20 years of front line service and 8 years in the academy, her message remains the same: Stop building empires. Start paying local people, a local working wage
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Support to criminalize forced sterilization at House of Commons On March 24, Dr. Leason spoke on behalf of the Native Women’s Association of Canada to support Senator Yvonne Boyer’s work to criminalize forced sterilization, and support survivors, through the Survivor’s Circle for Reproductive Justice. Dr. Leason speaks at approximately 12:15. View Event on Ourcommons.ca
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Jennifer Leason interviewed on The Homestretch (CBC Calgary) Hear Jennifer talk about language revitalization and finding hope through intergenerational loss on this special edition of The Homestretch. Live from the King Eddy in Calgary, CBC host Chris dela Torre interviewed Jennifer on winning the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award for her children’s book Hummingbird /
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Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee wins Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee won the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award! This award is presented by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre to honour a Canadian children’s title exemplifying Richard’s guiding principles of compassion, kindness, humanity, environmentalism, inclusivity, and connection to the land. The nominated titles represent exceptional
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