CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair 63 Knotsberry Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2N 2X2 Phone: (204) 295-4378 Email:
[email protected] EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2006 – 2013 Ph.D. Department of English, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Dissertation: Nindoodemag Bagijiganan: An Anishinaabeg Narrative History Supervisors: Dr. Linc Kesler & Dr. Daniel Heath Justice 2004 – 2006 Masters of Arts (Literary and Cultural Studies) Department of English, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Thesis: The Tragic Wisdom of Kahkewaquonabay, Peter Jones, Anishinaabe Autobiographer Supervisor: Dr. Craig Womack 2000 – 2004 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Department of English, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB 2001 Performing Arts Certificate Native Theatre School, Centre for Indigenous Theatre, Toronto, ON 1994 – 2000 Bachelor of Education (Secondary Teaching) Faculty of Education, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB 1994 – 2000 Bachelor of Arts Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT 2015-present Associate Professor (tenured) Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB 2015-2017 Acting Department Head Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB 2012-present Editorial Director, The Debwe Series Highwater Press (trade imprint of Portage and Main Press), Winnipeg, MB 2012 – 2015 Lecturer/Assistant Professor Department of Native Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB 2008 Sessional Instructor Department of English,