Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair is an Anishinaabe academic and writer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally from Selkirk, Manitoba[1] Sinclair did his undergraduate studies at the University of Winnipeg, an MA at the University of Oklahoma, and a PhD at the University of British Columbia. Sinclair is Head of the Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba and an activist and public speaker on Indigenous issues. He has edited or written Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Highwater Press, 2011), Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories (Michigan State University Press, 2013), and Winter We Danced: Voices of the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement (Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 2014) as well as a number of graphic novels.[2] Sinclair is also a journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press and has worked as a high school teacher. He is the son of Senator Murray Sinclair.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair". University of Manitoba. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair". Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Niigaan Sinclair". County of Prince Edward Public Library. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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