Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete

Join us for a thought-provoking lecture as we delve into the lesser-known aspects of Indigenous children's education in Canada. In her lecture titled: 'Stolen Niitsitapi (the Real People) Children: Canada’s Assimilative Tactics Revealed', esteemed researcher Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete will discuss the overarching policies that guided Indigenous children's education while revealing the multiple education models used. Additionally, she will share initial findings from her research study and tackle some of the misconceptions that, as a society, we continue to hold onto surrounding this era.

Tiffany is an education policy researcher with a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in the Department of Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta specializing in Indigenous Peoples Education. Tiffany has used quantitative and qualitative Western research methods alongside Indigenous perspectives of ethics and research to inform education policy and has worked with the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) a teacher education program dedicated to increasing the number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal teacher graduates with a background in Aboriginal culture and perspectives.

6:00–8:00 PM | all ages | registration not required | no cost during Week of Truth activities.