With my son Adrian after receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal at the Royal Society of Canada - 27 March 2025.
Bits & Bobs:
- 25 August 2025: New article in the journal in education. - 08 April 2025: The Conversation: As Canada is threatened, it's urgent to revisit Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood. - 20 November 2024: Invited essay published in the Canadian Science Policy Magazine: Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and Reconciliation. - 04 November 2024: The Conversation: Canada and churches have moral obligations for the reparations of missing and disappeared Indigenous children: Final Report. - 16 October 2024: Chapter titled "Morality and Indigenous Knowledge: Exploring Canadian Educational Contexts" in the new book Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions in the Americas. - 08 October 2024: New article in the Canadian Journal of Education. Older news, including links to academic articles, may be found in the "Scholarship" tab above under the heading "Scholarship and Media". 
I'm very proud to be on the organizing committee for Taikura which is the 2nd instalment to the Tri-Academy Summit on Indigenous engagement taking place in November 2025 in Aotearoa! Click on the image above for more information.
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Welcome to my website. My name is Frank Deer. I am a Professor of Indigenous Education at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Education. I earned a PhD in Educational Administration from the University of Saskatchewan in 2008 after obtaining a B.Ed and M.Ed from the University of Manitoba in 1999 and 2003 respectively. I have previously served as a classroom teacher in the Frontier School Division and the Winnipeg School Division. My doctoral dissertation on citizenship education may be found here. My Scholarly Interests: - Indigenous Education - Philosophy of Education - Religious and Spiritual Orientations in Education - Indigenous Language Education - Identity Studies Last Updated: Rarironhia’kehronnon:ke, 25 Seskehkó:wa 2025 
My son Adrian at his signing ceremony to become CMU's newest recruit for their volleyball team. Adrian is now, like his father once was, a varsity athlete at a Canadian University!
At the COEE 2024 Gala in Vancouver. From left to right: Me, College Secretary Isabelle Archambault, and new College President Audrey Moores.
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