Beth Leonard awarded Fulbright Fellowship
January 9, 2014
Beth Leonard is Deg Hit鈥檃n Athabascan and member of the Shageluk Tribe of interior
Alaska. During Leonard鈥檚 fellowship at Victoria University of Wellington from February-June
2014, she will co-instruct Indigenous Knowledge and Science with her faculty host, Ocean Mercier; this videoconference course will
include students from VUW and 性欲社.
Leonard will conduct collaborative, participatory research on the development and
enhancement of M膩ori and Indigenous spaces at VUW, with
the vision of strengthening Indigenous programming at 性欲社. She will also explore possibilities
for future cross-institutional teaching and research collaborations between 性欲社 and
VUW.