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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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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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
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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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Dr. Jennifer Leason recognized with 2025 Impact Award Dr. Jennifer Leason was one of five recipients of the 2025 Impact Award from the Faculty of Arts at University of Calgary. Arielle Perrotta, a PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Leason in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, was also honoured. Dr. Leason’s research projects engage in
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