From growing up in Kahnawake, to moving to Manitoba for sport, to teaching and entering academia, in this episode, Frank Deer joins host Ryan Neepin for a conversation on his journey and insights into transforming Indigenous education.

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Dr. Frank Deer is a professor in the Faculty of Education of the University of Manitoba. Frank is Kanienkeha’ka from Kahnawake, a community that lies just south of Tiotia’ke in the eastern region of the Rotinonshón:ni Confederacy. Frank earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Saskatchewan. Frank studies Indigenous language education and Indigenous religious and spiritual orientations in schools. Frank has previously served as a classroom teacher in Northern Manitoba and in the Inner City of Winnipeg. Learn more about his work at www.frankdeer.net.

Welcome to Journeys: Transforming Indigenous Education! In this episode, your host Ryan Neepin shares what you can expect in this first season.

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