Dr. Dory Nason

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Associate Professor

Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies

Dory Nason (Leech Lake Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe) is an Associate Professor of Teaching at the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Social Justice Institute at the University of British Columbia. Her research and teaching focuses on contemporary Indigenous Feminisms, exploring the rich intellectual history, activism and literature of Indigenous women. In 2013, she was awarded a prestigious Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of her contributions to teaching excellence at UBC. She currently holds the position of Union President of the UBC Faculty Association, where she continues to advocate for the rights and well-being of faculty members, fostering a collaborative and empowering environment for academic professionals.

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  • Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Annual Meeting (NAISA 2017)

    June 22-24, 2017

  • The 2017 North American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Annual Meeting was held at the University of British Columbia June 22 to 24th. Co-hosts, Prof Coll Thrush and Prof Dory Nason, welcomed over 1000 delegates to campus. NAISA It is the largest scholarly organization devoted to Indigenous issues and research.

Publications

  • Tekahionwake: E. Pauline Johnson’s Writings on Native America. Teaching Edition. Co-edited with Margery Fee. Broadview Press, Feb 2016. Print.
    2016
  • “Dreams and Thunder: A Window into Indigenous Feminism.” Corporate Knights Magazine (Distributed in The Globe and Mail and The Washington Post). June, 2016.
    2016
  • “Carceral Power and Indigenous Feminist Resurgence in D’Arcy McNickle’s The Surrounded and Janet Campbell Hale’s ‘Claire’.” American Indian Culture & Research Journal. Vol. 40.1 (Jan. 2016).
    2016
  • “We Hold Our Hands Up: On Indigenous Women’s Love and Resistance” Eds. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Leanne Simpson, et al. The Winter We Danced. Winnipeg: Arbiter Ring Press, 2014 (March).
    2014