Cora Weber-Pillwax, PhD, MEd, BEd

Area of Study / Keywords

Indigenous Education and schooling Indigenous research Participatory action research and other forms of Indigenous community-driven research IRM.

About

• Indigenous lived experience as Metis woman with Metis and northern Cree lived experience in boreal forest community.
• International and intercultural education with particular focus on Indigenous perspectives, Indigenous knowledges, and Indigenous experiences
• Critical and interdisciplinary analysis across the social sciences
• Indigenous communities, peoples, and knowledge systems.
• First Nations and Metis social and educational issues and policies in Canada

Research

1. First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Modules for Teacher Education Ministry of Education 2003 -
2. Parallel Pathways PI CIHR 2002 -
3. Healing through Language and Culture PI SSHRC-CURA 2006 -
4. AHRNETS Aboriginal Health Research Networks CO-PI CIHR 2014 -
5. NEAHR Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research Co-PI and PI CIHR 2010 -
6. AATSIMAPI Northern Lead SSHRC 2015 -
7. Indigenous Community Wellness Knowledge in Action Co PI CIHR Catalyst Grant 2017 -
8. Indigenous Evidence in Research CO-Grantee New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020

Teaching

1. EDPS 535 Indigenous Research Methodologies
2. EDPS 537 Issues in Indigenous Education
3. EDPS 538 Oral Traditions and Written Text*
4. EDPS 539 Revitalization of Indigenous Languages*
5. EDPS 542 Roots and Meanings in the Cree Language*
6. EDPS 501 Contextualizing Epistemology in Higher Education: Parts I Theoretical Engagement, II Theory in Action, and III Theory in Action*.
7. EDPS 501 Leadership and Governance in Aboriginal Schooling: Supporting Aboriginal students, parents, communities*.
8. EDU 211 Aboriginal Education and Contexts for Professional Development* Academic years inclusive: 2013-2016

• primary course developer