Brock Pitawanakwat
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Indigenous Studies Program
(Anishinaabe – Whitefish River First Nation)
Office: Room 312 Atkinson Building
Email: pitawanb@yorku.ca
His MA thesis looked at Indigenous political movements in southern Mexico and his PhD dissertation explored language revitalization efforts of the Anishinaabeg in Manitoba and Ontario. Prior faculty appointments include First Nations University (2003-2008), University of Winnipeg (2008-2009), and the University of Sudbury (2013-2018). He also worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a researcher from 2010-2013. Current research interests include Indigenous language revitalization, health, history, labour and politics.
His MA thesis looked at Indigenous political movements in southern Mexico and his PhD dissertation explored language revitalization efforts of the Anishinaabeg in Manitoba and Ontario. Prior faculty appointments include First Nations University (2003-2008), University of Winnipeg (2008-2009), and the University of Sudbury (2013-2018). He also worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a researcher from 2010-2013. Current research interests include Indigenous language revitalization, health, history, labour and politics.
Degrees
PhD, VictoriaMA, Victoria
BA, U of Regina
Research Interests
His MA thesis looked at Indigenous political movements in southern Mexico and his PhD dissertation explored language revitalization efforts of the Anishinaabeg in Manitoba and Ontario. Prior faculty appointments include First Nations University (2003-2008), University of Winnipeg (2008-2009), and the University of Sudbury (2013-2018). He also worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a researcher from 2010-2013. Current research interests include Indigenous language revitalization, health, history, labour and politics.
His MA thesis looked at Indigenous political movements in southern Mexico and his PhD dissertation explored language revitalization efforts of the Anishinaabeg in Manitoba and Ontario. Prior faculty appointments include First Nations University (2003-2008), University of Winnipeg (2008-2009), and the University of Sudbury (2013-2018). He also worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a researcher from 2010-2013. Current research interests include Indigenous language revitalization, health, history, labour and politics.
Degrees
PhD, VictoriaMA, Victoria
BA, U of Regina
