Research

For his PhD, Nick Claxton aimed to revitalize the knowledge, ceremony and practice of a fishing practice unique to the Straits Salish people and banned by the colonial government 100 years ago.

Lou Claxton and Timothy Montler working together at a computer — W瘫S脕NE膯 Elder Lou Claxton provides translations for audio recordings of SEN膯O纽EN. Linguist Timothy Montler is working with fluent speakers to develop a comprehensive dictionary and electronic archive of SEN膯O纽EN.

Onowa McIvor by the water — As part of the NE染OL峁圗W瘫 project, Onowa McIvor is working with a network of Indigenous-led organizations to strengthen efforts to revive Indigenous languages. She is at S峁圓岣碋, the SEN膯O纽EN name for the Cadboro Bay/Mt. Tolmie area.

Our research strengths

Our research aims to deepen our understanding of Indigenous pedagogies, histories and ways of knowing. We study the diverse settings in which Indigenous education takes place, including online, outdoor and community learning environments.

Our researchers investigate the impact of the resurgence of Indigenous cultures and knowledge systems, Indigenous teacher education and student success, and the benefits of Indigenous pedagogies and practices for all learners.

Another research focus is Indigenous language revitalization. In collaboration with Indigenous community partners, this work seeks to document and gain insight into adult Indigenous language learning, and explores the connections between language and health and well-being.

Meet our researchers

Name	Area	Contact
Maria del Carmen Rodriguez de France Associate Professor Indigenous Education	Indigenous education, Diversity a social justice, Second language acquisition, Indigenous early childhood education, Teacher education, Arts-based and place-based education, Formal and non-formal education, Community-engaged scholarship.	Office: MacLaurin A270 mdcr@uvic.ca 250-721-8633
Belinda Daniels Assistant Professor Indigenous Education	Indigenous education, Indigenous worldviews, online learning, Indigenous research, teacher education, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous pedagogy, Indigenous student success	Office: MacLaurin A261 belindadaniels@uvic.ca 250 721-7550
Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins Professor Indigenous Education	language reclamation, digital dictionary construction, expanding community-based research methodology in language reclamation	Office: MacLaurin eczh@uvic.ca
Lauren Jerke Assistant Professor Indigenous Education	Indigenous education; Indigenous feminism; Indigenous pedagogy; drama education; applied theatre; arts-based research; Indigenous research; drama to address social justice	Office: MacLaurin A256 jerkel@uvic.ca
Onowa McIvor Professor Indigenous Education	The NE染OL峁圗W瘫: 鈥榦ne mind, one people鈥� project aims to deepen the understanding of best practices of adult Indigenous language learning (AILL), how adult Indigenous learners contribute to passing on their language to others in their communities and families, in addition to how language is linked to health and well-being.	Office: MacLaurin A354 omcivor@uvic.ca 250-853-3150
Jean-Paul Restoule Professor and Chair Indigenous Education	Indigenous education, Indigenous worldviews, online learning, Indigenous research, teacher education, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous pedagogy, Indigenous student success	jpr@uvic.ca
Ed艒sdi (Judy Thompson) Associate Professor Indigenous Education	Indigenous language revitalization; Indigenous languages and health and wellbeing; Indigenous research methodologies; Indigenous based curriculum and pedagogy; decolonizing and Indigenizing teacher education.	Office: MAC A259 edosdi@uvic.ca 250-472-5499