Jennifer Leason

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Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee wins Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award

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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Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee shortlisted for First Nation Communities READ 2025-2026

Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee shortlisted for First Nation Communities READ 2025-2026 Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee has been shortlisted for First Nation Communities READ 2025! Chosen by a jury of First Nation librarians from across Ontario, these titles represent the best of Indigenous literature from Canada today. First Nation Communities READ was launched in 2003 by the First

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Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee is a 2025 Bank Street Best Book of the Year

Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee is a 2025 Bank Street Best Book of the Year Chosen by the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee was featured in The 2025 “Best Children’s Books of the Year” list for titles published in 2024. In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and excellence

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Reclaiming Indigenous Birth Team recognized for their Community Research

Reclaiming Indigenous Birth Team recognized for their Community Research The Reclaiming Indigenous Birth Team was recognized with a 2025 Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership Honourable Mention for their research examining the costs of obstetric evacuation and the social-cultural benefits of Indigenous midwifery. ​ From the Award Adjudication Committee at Community-Based Research Canada: The Award Adjudication

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Jennifer Leason Wins 2018 PEAK Scholar Award

Jennifer Leason Wins 2018 PEAK Scholar Award Professor Leason has been nominated for her work in Truth and Reconciliation. In addition to her multifaceted, interdisciplinary research, teaching and service that span local, provincial, national and international Indigenous communities, her education for reconciliation experiential learning exercise has been transformational. The exercise, which has been conducted across

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Anthropology’s Jennifer Leason receives CIHR New Investigator’s Award

Anthropology’s Jennifer Leason receives CIHR New Investigator’s Award It was a case of under-representation that spurred on her current research project, for which the newly hired assistant professor in anthropology has just received a CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) New Investigator’s Award in Maternal-Child and Reproductive Health. Download Press Release View on Ucalgary.ca

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