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 […]

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

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

Dr. Jennifer Leason on Returning Care and Health Home podcast On this episode of the Returning Care and Health Home podcast, Dr. Jennifer Leason speaks about Indigenous maternal-child wellness through a holistic lens. Along with host Theresa, the two discuss the importance of cultural context in maternal care, and how Dr. Leason’s creative work intersects

Canadian Science Policy Conference 2020 Presentation Dr. Jennifer Leason, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary and CRC-Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness, was interviewed by CSPC team member, Sumedha Sachar as part of the Canadian Science Policy Conference in December 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqD2MvQshB4

Women Warriors Podcast Interview Building Each Other Up & Healing Through Balance with Dr. Jennifer Leason, from barriers overcome in grad school through reclaiming and re-storying Indigenous ways of being, healing from intergenerational trauma. Dr. Jennifer Leason: Keesis Sagay Egette Ekwé (First Shining Rays of Sunlight Woman) is a Saulteaux-Métis Anishinaabek Kwé (woman) and mother